Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will request the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to amend its guidance on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes to include the identification of emotional and psychological support needs in all diabetes care.

As an independent body, following the referral of a guideline topic by NHS England or Ministers, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) develops the scope of its guidelines in consultation with stakeholders.

NICE’s published guidelines on the management of type 1 diabetes in children and adults include recommendations on emotional and psychological support. This guidance is available on the NICE website.