Diabetes is a leading cause of premature mortality, doubling an individual's risk of cardiovascular disease. It costs over £10 billion every year to manage and results in over 22,000 additional deaths each year. That is why I believe it is important that high quality diabetes care is available.
A total of £5 million
was provided in 2021/22 in a national recovery fund to support the
recovery of routine diabetes care through innovative projects. The programme
approved 28 projects with delivery in 2022/23. A further £75 million of funding
is also being allocated between 2020/21 and 2023/24 for the treatment and care
of people living with diabetes. NHS England continues to work to identify and
develop plans to address gaps in the provision of services.
The Government also supports
work to prevent the development of diabetes. The NHS Diabetes
Prevention Programme operates to identify people who are at high risk of developing
type 2 diabetes and refers them on to a nine-month, evidence-based lifestyle
change programme. Latest figures, published in February 2023 shows a
20 per cent reduction in risk for those who are referred to the programme
compared to those who are not.
Finally, the Government has
announced its intention to develop and publish a Major Conditions
Strategy. The strategy will set out a strong and coherent policy agenda that
sets out a shift to integrated, whole-person care. Interventions set out in the
strategy will aim to alleviate pressure on the health system, as well as
support the Government’s objective to increase healthy life expectancy and
reduce ill-health related labour market inactivity. Diabetes is one of the six
major conditions included in the strategy.
A call for
evidence was launched for the Major Conditions Strategy which ran until
June 2023. The Government is analysing responses and will respond shortly.
Thank you again for taking the
time to contact me.
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