Changes to gluten free bread and bread mixes prescribing across Cheshire and Merseyside…

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside held a six-week public consultation from 28 January to 11 March 2025, on a proposal that in the future gluten free bread and bread mixes are no longer available on NHS prescription.

Following the consultation, the Board of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside decided that prescribing of bread of bread mixes for over 18s will cease, meaning that the same position now applies to adults across Cheshire and Merseyside.

However, the Board decided that until 28 November 2025, prescribing can continue for under 18s with coeliac disease or another diagnosed condition which means they need to follow a gluten free diet. This only applies to those areas where prescribing was already happening.

For further details please see the final report : https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/media/jnopl0la/gluten-free-report-final.pdf.