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| Mum spends £24k a year on daughter's cannabis oil | Mum spends £24k a year on daughter's cannabis oil |
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| Teagan Applyby uses medicinal cannabis to manage daily seizures | Teagan Applyby uses medicinal cannabis to manage daily seizures |
| A mother from Aylesham, Kent, who says she pays £2,000 a month for her daughter’s medicinal cannabis supply has called for greater access to the drug on the NHS. | A mother from Aylesham, Kent, who says she pays £2,000 a month for her daughter’s medicinal cannabis supply has called for greater access to the drug on the NHS. |
| Emma Appleby said her daughter Teagan, 15, uses the drug to manage the daily seizures she suffers due to severe epilepsy. | Emma Appleby said her daughter Teagan, 15, uses the drug to manage the daily seizures she suffers due to severe epilepsy. |
| Medicinal cannabis became legal in the UK six years ago, but Ms Appleby said it is still “impossible” to get it from the health service. | Medicinal cannabis became legal in the UK six years ago, but Ms Appleby said it is still “impossible” to get it from the health service. |
| An NHS spokesperson said many products cannot be prescribed on the NHS because their manufacturers have not engaged with the UK medicines regulatory process. | An NHS spokesperson said many products cannot be prescribed on the NHS because their manufacturers have not engaged with the UK medicines regulatory process. |
| Listen: Emma Appleby said cannabis oil keeps her daughter Teagan, 15, alive | |
| Ms Appleby told the BBC that cannabis oil has changed her daughter’s life but she cannot get a prescription on the NHS. | Ms Appleby told the BBC that cannabis oil has changed her daughter’s life but she cannot get a prescription on the NHS. |
| She said: "It is absolutely gutting that it has been six years and we are still in this position." | She said: "It is absolutely gutting that it has been six years and we are still in this position." |
| She said she pays for the drug through private healthcare and added: "I’ve had to work so hard to keep raising the money for the cannabis oil." | She said she pays for the drug through private healthcare and added: "I’ve had to work so hard to keep raising the money for the cannabis oil." |
| In Brighton, 31-year-old Ryan Gillam has been living with sciatica and migraines for more than ten years. | In Brighton, 31-year-old Ryan Gillam has been living with sciatica and migraines for more than ten years. |
| He said he found traditional treatment methods negatively affected his mental health and discovered that medical cannabis significantly improved his condition without the side effects – but comes at a cost of £500 each month. | He said he found traditional treatment methods negatively affected his mental health and discovered that medical cannabis significantly improved his condition without the side effects – but comes at a cost of £500 each month. |
| “I would like it to be available on the NHS, or for them to pay for some of it,” he said. | “I would like it to be available on the NHS, or for them to pay for some of it,” he said. |
| “It means I am able to do everyday activities.” | “It means I am able to do everyday activities.” |
| A BBC investigation last year found that fewer than five people had been prescribed medicinal cannabis by NHS England. | A BBC investigation last year found that fewer than five people had been prescribed medicinal cannabis by NHS England. |
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