Diabetes: Medical Equipment

(asked on 30th January 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Abbott FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring devices and sensors local clinical commissioning groups prescribed in (a) 2017-18 (b) 2018-19 to date.


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Steve Brine
This question was answered on 7th February 2019

The NHS Business Services Authority does not hold data for FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring devices. However, prescription data for FreeStyle Libre Sensors prescribed in clinical commissioning groups in the financial years 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date can be found in the attached table.

This data refers to FreeStyle Libre Sensor packs that include one sensor, one sensor applicator, and one wipe.

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