Diabetes
Commons · Question 1953 · Tabled 26 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the prevalence of type 2 diabetes.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 1 Aug 2024
The Department is taking steps to reduce the prevalence of type 2 diabetes by identifying people at risk of developing it, through programmes such as the NHS Health Check, and by referring people into the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (DPP) or Weight ...