To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with diabetes who are unaware of their condition are tested for diabetes.
NHS England is putting a real emphasis on screening for high risk or the presence of Type 2 diabetes through NHS health checks. The NHS Health Check programme is a risk assessment and management programme, for those aged 40 to 74, aimed at raising awareness and preventing a range of illnesses, including Type 2 diabetes.
Delivery of the NHS Health Check programme has been mandated to local authorities from April 2013, and NHS England has an objective in its Mandate from the Department to work with Public Health England to support local government in this work.
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