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Diabetes: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of variations between integrated care boards for access to free Lyft shots on the management of Type 1 diabetes; and whether he has plans to ensu

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Oct 2025
Target answer date
14 Oct 2025
Answer
20 Oct 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of variations between integrated care boards for access to free Lyft shots on the management of Type 1 diabetes; and whether he has plans to ensu

  2. 14 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Department has not made a specific assessment. Decisions on the prescribing of medicines in England are a matter for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). NICE has published advice on the management of Type 1 Diabetes, includin...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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