Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the diabetes transformation fund beyond 2017-18.

The Department is committed to improving diabetes treatment and outcomes for people with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. That is why this year, NHS England has invested £42 million to local areas to:

- Improve the achievement of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommended treatment targets (HbA1c, cholesterol and blood pressure) and driving down variation between clinical commissioning groups;

- Improve uptake of structured education;

- Reduce amputations by improving the timeliness of referrals from primary care to a multi-disciplinary foot team for people with diabetic foot disease; and

- Reduce lengths of stay for diabetic inpatients.

The Spending Review has made provision for significant transformation funding through to 2020/21. We expect this to be spent in line with priorities set out in NHS England’s Mandate, including for diabetes.