Question follow-through · 117046

Diabetes: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including clear information on the signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes in the Personal Child Health Record.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
4 Mar 2026
Answer
16 Mar 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including clear information on the signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes in the Personal Child Health Record.

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    While the Personal Child Health Record (PCHR) does not currently contain a dedicated section on diabetes, it includes signposting to National Health Service online information on serious childhood illness, including symptoms of diabetes.NHS England is wor...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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