Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people with Type 1 diabetes, in each Clinical Commissioning Group area have been treated fo (a) retinopathy, (b) diabetes-related podiatry problems, (c) neuropathy and (d) heart-related conditions in each of the last five years.

Data outlining the number of people with type 1 diabetes in each clinical commissioning group (CCG) being treated for retinopathy is not centrally held.

The National Diabetes Footcare Audit (NDFA) provides a measure of diabetes-related podiatry treatment contacts for initial assessment by specialist diabetic foot care services. Data including recordings of whether neuropathy was present at first expert assessment is attached. The NDFA began collecting data in July 2014 and the information provided is the latest data available.

Data is only shown for a CCG when more than five first assessments of ulcer episodes were recorded in an audit year, or overall, for people with any diabetes type. This means the overall number of type 1 ulcer episodes shown for a CCG may be greater than the figures shown for individual years.

National Diabetes Audit data showing the number of people admitted to hospital with a diagnosis code for a heart-related condition (defined as heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke or angina) in the financial years between 2012-13 to 2016-17 is attached, which is the latest data available. The cause of the heart-related condition is not recorded in the data, so it is not possible to categorically state that it is the result of diabetes.