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Diabetes care 'failing'

The Department of Health has been accused of failing to deliver a standard level of care to diabetes patients across England, 11 years after they were set.

A report by the National Audit Office has revealed a wild regional variation in care.

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Head of the NAO points to failing by the Department of Health

The DH (Department of Health) has failed to deliver diabetes care to the standard it set out as long ago as 2001. This has resulted in people with diabetes developing avoidable complications, in a high number of preventable deaths and in increased costs for the NHS. The expected 23% increase by 2020 in the number of people in England with diabetes will have a major impact on NHS resources unless the efficiency and effectiveness of existing services are substantially improved.

– Amyas Morse, head of the NAO

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