COMMUNITY-LED DIABETES PREVENTION

That this House is alarmed by the recent Committee of Public Accounts report calling the standard of care for diabetes in England depressingly poor; notes that the number of people with diabetes is expected to rise by 700,000 to 4.4 million by 2020; further notes that diabetes and its related complications currently costs the NHS an estimated 9 billion per year; recognises that the increases in diabetes cases will place an almost unmanageable strain on the NHS; and calls on the Department of Health to develop a community-led diabetes testing programme by utilising the near 10,000 pharmacies in the UK to provide free testing and advice to patients.