Written questions

Diabetes: Medical Equipment

Commons · Question 3963 · Tabled 21 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Luke Akehurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to continuous glucose monitoring technology for patients with type 2 diabetes in North Durham constituency; and what comparative as

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 17 Jun 2026

Indicative data on access to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in North Durham is available on OpenPrescribing. The available data shows that North Durham was above the national median for CGM sensor prescribing per 1000 patients. The data is available ...