Diabetes: Mental Health Services

(asked on 24th October 2019) - 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 has taken to ensure local NHS Integrated Care Systems (ICS) and Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STP) include emotional and psychological support as a core part of diabetes care.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 1st November 2019

Integrated care systems and sustainability and transformation partnerships bring together local National Health Service organisations and councils across a given area so they can better understand and respond to local health and care needs. Their work includes improving local diabetes services and NHS England and NHS Improvement would expect local leaders to consider a full package of support to people who use these services, taking into account their mental as well as physical health needs.

In recognition of the interdependencies between diabetes and mental health, a project working group has been established between NHS England and Diabetes UK to specifically consider the distinct mental health needs of patients with diabetes at all stages in their care pathway.

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