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Diabetes: Clinical Trials

Commons · Question 15867 · Tabled 3 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 8 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Cat Eccles

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help accelerate the translation of beta cell research into clinical trials and routine NHS care for people with type 1 diabetes.

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 8 Jul 2026

The Department delivers research into type 1 diabetes through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).As well as funding research itself, the Department invests significantly in centres of excellence which support and deliver health and...