Diabetes

(asked on 23rd 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 recent assessment of the adequacy of the provision of treatment for type 1 diabetes.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 4th June 2018

A set of audits carried out by NHS Digital with funding from NHS England assess the quality of care across a range of measures for those with type 1 diabetes, as well as those with type 2 diabetes. They are as follows:

- The National Diabetes Audit, with information available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/clinical-audits-and-registries/our-clinical-audits-and-registries/national-diabetes-audit

- The National Diabetes Inpatient Audit, with information available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/clinical-audits-and-registries/our-clinical-audits-and-registries/national-diabetes-inpatient-audit

- The National Paediatrics Diabetes Audit, with information available at the following link:

https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/work-we-do/quality-improvement-patient-safety/national-paediatrics-diabetes-audit

The NHS RightCare diabetes pathway supports local improvements by defining the core components of an optimal service for people with diabetes that delivers better value in terms of outcomes and cost. More information is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/rightcare/products/pathways/diabetes-pathway/

Getting It Right First Time is a programme designed to improve clinical quality and efficiency within the National Health Service by reducing unwarranted variations. It has announced that it has recruited new diabetes clinical leads as it grows to cover more than 30 clinical specialties. More information is available at the following link:

http://gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk/medical-specialties/diabetes/

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