Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 117046

Diabetes: Children

Tabled: 2 March 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Alex Brewer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including clear information on the signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes in the Personal Child Health Record.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

While the Personal Child Health Record (PCHR) does not currently contain a dedicated section on diabetes, it includes signposting to National Health Service online information on serious childhood illness, including symptoms of diabetes.NHS England is wor...

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