Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve training for healthcare practitioners in recognising and managing type 1 diabetes and eating disorders, including provision for GPs.

The standard of training for healthcare professionals is the responsibility of the independent professional regulators, who set the outcome standards expected at undergraduate level, and who approve the courses and curricula that universities write and teach in order to enable their students to meet these outcome standards.

The curricula for postgraduate medical specialty training are set by individual royal colleges and faculties. For general practice, it is set by the Royal College of General Practitioners. The General Medical Council approves the curricula and assessment systems for each training programme.

Whilst not all curricula may necessarily highlight a specific condition, they all emphasise the skills and approaches a healthcare practitioner must develop in order to ensure accurate and timely diagnoses and treatment plans for their patients, including for type 1 diabetes with disordered eating.

Employers in the health system are responsible for ensuring that their staff are trained to the required standards to deliver appropriate treatment for patients.