Question follow-through · 69954

Diabetes: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the 10 year health plan on levels of inequality in access to wearable diabetes technology.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
22 Jul 2025
Target answer date
1 Sept 2025
Answer
8 Sept 2025 · 48 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the 10 year health plan on levels of inequality in access to wearable diabetes technology.

  2. 1 Sept 2025

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  3. 8 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The 10 Year Health Plan aims to reduce the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and enhance the care of patients living with diabetes through the delivery of the three shifts. Hospital to community will enable those living with diabetes to manage their care in t...

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