Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 7 December 2018.
Michael Fallon
Conservative, Sevenoaks
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to classify diabetes as a clinical priority.
Steve Brine
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care
Preventing diabetes and promoting the best possible care for people with diabetes is a key priority for this Government.
The Government’s mandate to NHS England for 2018/19 includes an objective for NHS England “to lead a step change in the National Health Service in preventing ill health and supporting people to live healthier lives”. This includes people with diabetes.
The NHS has been asked to set out a long term plan for the future of the NHS, setting out ambitions for improvement over the next decade, and plans to meet them over the five years of the funding settlement. Further investment in diabetes prevention and treatment will be determined in the context of the long term plan, which is due to be published later this year.
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