Diabetes

(asked on 14th May 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans are in place to encourage the uptake of diagnostics in diabetes.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 21st May 2018

The Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme supports patients identified at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes through a behaviour change programme. Over the course of 9 – 12 months, group sessions help patients achieve a healthy weight, improve nutrition and increase their levels of physical activity.

As part of the programme, NHS England has provided implementation funding to local health economies (sustainability and transformation partnerships, and their partner clinical commissioning groups and local authorities) to support the identification, coding, and onward referral of those individuals at high risk of type 2 diabetes.

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