Charity calls for Scottish government to increase access to diabetes technology

Pressure is mounting on NHS Scotland to speed up the delivery of medical technology for diabetic patients following fears they are losing out.The charity Diabetes Scotland is calling for the country to match the action being taken in England where a funded, five year implementation plan has been announced for rolling out hybrid closed loop (HCL) technology to patients.1Although NHS Scotland allocated £14.6m in 2022 to increase access to HCL technology, Diabetes Scotland says too many patients are still struggling to get the equipment. A report from the charity2 found that in March 2023 only 14.5% of adult patients with type 1 diabetes in Scotland had an insulin pump and 5.9% had a continuous glucose monitor. The NHS diabetes programme in England says 65% of type 1 patients now have flash glucose monitoring.HCL devices combine an insulin pump with a glucose monitor to adjust insulin levels automatically. They have been…
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