Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 48399
Diabetes: Medical Equipment
Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people with diabetes have access to free blood glucose kits.
Answer
Ashley DaltonIntegrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the planning and commissioning of diabetes care. If an individual patient is eligible or deemed suitable for flash, specifically Freestyle Libre, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) or hybrid closed loop (...
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