Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the uptake of diabetes checks in Gloucester constituency.

Gloucestershire has a county wide programme in place to improve diabetes care and increase uptake of these checks. Current actions include:

• a primary care Locally Enhanced Service for diabetes and diabetes champions, to support earlier intervention, more consistent reviews, and better diabetes management in general practices;
• a local diabetes performance dashboard that gives practices real time data to identify variation and target support;
• a community diabetes consultant, supporting increased access to specialist advice in community settings so people are able to access care closer to home and reducing pressure on hospital services; and
• active involvement in NHS England’s regional diabetes oversight work to share learning and benchmark performance.

These steps aim to support earlier diagnosis, more consistent monitoring, and better outcomes for people living with diabetes in Gloucester and across the county.

The latest data from the quarterly National Diabetes Audit for 2025/26 indicates Gloucestershire’s steady improvement in both the delivery of key checks and the achievement of the recommended treatment targets for people with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.