Question follow-through · 24582
Diabetes: Insulin
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue new guidance on the use of (a) Novarapid, (b) Insulin flextouch, (c) Insulatard and (d) Levimir for diabetes patients before March 2025.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 16 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 23 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue new guidance on the use of (a) Novarapid, (b) Insulin flextouch, (c) Insulatard and (d) Levimir for diabetes patients before March 2025.
20 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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23 Jan 2025
Answer published
In late 2024, the Department issued communications on the discontinuation of both Novorapid Flextouch and Insulatard Penfill cartridges to the National Health Service, advising on suitable alternatives. The Department is working with NHS England and clini...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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