Written questions

Diabetes and Eating Disorders: Training

Lords · Question HL10533 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Rennard

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve training for healthcare practitioners in recognising and managing type 1 diabetes and eating disorders, including provision for GPs.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 22 Sep 2025

The standard of training for healthcare professionals is the responsibility of the independent professional regulators, who set the outcome standards expected at undergraduate level, and who approve the courses and curricula that universities write and te...