Written questions

Diabetes: Children

Commons · Question 95674 · Tabled 1 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Melanie Onn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of potential merits of introducing routine finger-prick blood glucose testing or urine testing for children who display one or more recognised symptoms of Type 1 diabete

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 9 Dec 2025

A national task and finish group has been established by NHS England which brings together key experts from across the health system, including academia/research and leading national clinicians, to jointly assess the opportunities and challenges that are ...