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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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Only half of people getting proper diabetes care

In some regions, only 6% of sufferers received the recommended levels of care compared to 69% in the highest-achieving primary care trusts (PCTs), a National Audit Office (NAO) report found.

Report reveals diabetes care lottery Credit: Hugo Philpott/PA Wire

Across England only half the number people with diabetes received the recommended standards of care in 2009 to 2010.

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