Progress Made In NHS Diabetes Care

Diabetes care in the NHS is improving and focussing more on prevention, according to a report published by the Department of Health today. In line with the Government's commitment to providing a preventative health service, the NHS is making particular progress with the following priorities in diabetes care: * Identifying diabetes earlier in people who were unaware that they had the condition - Around 600,000 people have been diagnosed with diabetes in the last five years, equivalent to 2,000 a week, and are now receiving the treatment they need to manage their condition * Identifying people at risk of diabetes and providing treatment and advice to help prevent them from developing the condition - The vascular risk programme announced in April, Putting Prevention First, is expected to prevent around 4,000 patients from... [read full story]