NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE DIABETES REPORT

That this House is deeply concerned that, 11 years after they were set, only half of patients are receiving the recommended standards for diabetes care; notes with dismay that the National Audit Office has found that the NHS is spending three times more than Ministers had estimated on diabetes, a total of 3.9 billion per year; further notes that with diabetes numbers forecast to increase by a quarter by 2020, this will place an unsustainable strain on NHS resources; and calls on the Government to review its approach to managing costs and to speed up putting plans in place to improve services and care.