Menopause Bill: Liz Kendall calls for free HRT prescriptions

A Labour MP has described being exhausted and aching overnight as she had "no idea what was going on" with the onset of menopause.

Shadow care minister Liz Kendall was speaking as MPs debated free HRT prescriptions for women in England. Scotland and Wales have already have free prescriptions.

The government has refused to remove costs altogether, but has now said it intends to lower the cost of treatment considerably.

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