Diabetes: Health Services

(asked on 6th September 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve NHS diabetes care (a) nationally and (b) in Romford constituency.


Answered by
Will Quince Portrait
Will Quince
This question was answered on 12th September 2023

Progress continues to be made for patients with type 1 diabetes, with over 65% of people currently using flash glucose monitoring to help manage their condition. 97% of pregnant women are being offered flash glucose monitoring and 78% accept the offer.

The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme supports those identified at high risk of type 2 diabetes to reduce their risk. Data as of February 2023 shows a 20% reduction in risk for those who are referred to the programme compared to those who are not.

The local National Health Service in Romford, Havering and the neighbouring boroughs of Barking and Dagenham and Redbridge has set out a series of improvements to care for patients with diabetes. These include home-based urine tests, to help prevent renal failure in patients with diabetes, especially those in hard to reach populations such as the housebound.

In addition, plans are in place for a new transition service for children and young adults from ages 12 to 25 that will equip them for later life and will be supported by new capabilities for insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring.

A new diabetes foot pathway has been jointly adopted by local general practices and hospital and community care clinicians across the area, including in Romford.

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