Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take in the next 12 months to ensure that those with Type 1 diabetes meet similar targets for the recommended care processes, and for treatment for blood glucose and cholesterol, as those with Type 2 diabetes.

There are clear guidelines in place on the management of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. The delivery of the recommended care processes and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence treatment targets for all people with diabetes are incentivised through the Quality and Outcomes Framework. Delivery of these are monitored through the National Diabetes Audits and the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Outcome Indicator Set. In addition, the diabetes national public health profiles published by Public Health England supports general practitioners and CCGs to identify where improvement is needed.

The Department is developing plans to improve the outcomes of people with diabetes and will put forward our plans in due course.