Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 117593

Diabetes: Screening

Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

Dr Allison Gardner

LabourStoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his department has to increase the uptake of annual diabetes health checks.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson
The Government is committed to supporting people with diabetes. Improving the uptake of annual diabetes health checks recommended by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is a key primary care metric in the NHS Oversight Framework, whic...

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