Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 95674

Diabetes: Children

Tabled: 1 December 2025

Answered: 9 December 2025

Question

Melanie Onn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of potential merits of introducing routine finger-prick blood glucose testing or urine testing for children who display one or more recognised symptoms of Type 1 diabete

Answer

Ashley Dalton

A national task and finish group has been established by NHS England which brings together key experts from across the health system, including academia/research and leading national clinicians, to jointly assess the opportunities and challenges that are ...

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