Diabetes: Older People
Lords · Question HL11145 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Rennard
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that older adults with type 1 diabetes retain access to essential technologies upon entering residential care, and whether they will introduce statutory training and regulatory standards
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 28 Oct 2025
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for implementing National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical guidelines and technology appraisals relating to diabetes care and access to diabetes technologies. NHS England supports ICBs ...