Written questions

Diabetes: Diagnosis

2026-05-12 · Department of Health and Social Care · 22 · Official question

Sir John Hayes

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to support NHS staff to diagnose patients with type 1 diabetes as quickly as possible.

Answer

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recently updated the clinical guidelines on type 1 diabetes in children and young people, which is available at the following link: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng18 This sets out that children and you...