Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recommendation R/2026/074 of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body Report 'Insulin: supporting safe self-administration in vulnerable patient groups in the community with a mental health problem', what steps his department is taking to improve collaboration between mental health teams and specialist diabetes services.

NHS England has shared new draft guidance with systems, the Mental Health Personalised Care Framework. The framework sets out how services must effectively assess, plan, and manage people's care in collaboration with all relevant teams, including how they assess safety and risks of harm.

NHS England has welcomed the Health Services Safety Investigations Body’s report and is developing a detailed response in line with the recommendation, in discussion with other healthcare partners.