Switch to an accessible version of this website which is easier to read. (requires cookies)

Annette Brooke MP backs Diabetes UK's call to inconsistent NHS

April 24, 2008 12:00 AM

Annette Brooke MP with Neill Evans calling for the Government to improve diabetes careMid Dorset and Poole North MP, Annette Brooke, is backing leading health charity Diabetes UK in calling for the Government to review its progress towards delivering on its own 2013 standards for diabetes services.

In 2003, the National Service Framework (NSF) for Diabetes set out a vision for diabetes services in England to be delivered by 2013. Half way through the ten year plan, Diabetes UK's new 'Five years on… Are we half way there?' report reviews the NHS's progress in achieving person-centred, co-ordinated care that aims to ensure fewer people develop diabetes and better care for those who have the condition. Annette Brooke MP attended the launch of the new report at Westminster on Wednesday 23 April.

The report's findings show that patchy NHS services are putting almost 1.9 million people with diabetes in England at increased risk of serious complications, some of which can reduce life expectancy, including heart disease, stroke and blindness.

Annette said:

"I was delighted to meet up with my constituent Neill Evans in the House of Commons. Neil Evans from Corfe Mullen, aged 80, recently did a parachute jump to raise funds for Diabetes. He has had diabetes for 52 years and is giving amazingly positive messages to newly diagnosed young people with the condition. However, there is much to do. I fully support Diabetes UK's call for the Government to conduct its own national review of progress made to date in delivering the 2013 NSF standards and targets. I would urge PCTs in Mid Dorset and Poole North to refocus energies to support what the NSF set out to achieve so people with diabetes receive the best care possible."

What would you like to do next?

  • Subscribe for updates

    Read updates from this website in your desktop or online news reader

    • On a news reader website

      •  
      •  
      •  

      In a desktop news reader or a website not listed above

      •  
    • Example monthly digest email
      •  
      •  
      •  

    • If you submit your contact details, Annette Brooke MP, the Liberal Democrats, and their elected representatives may use the information you provide to contact you about issues you may find of interest. Some of the contacts may be automated. You can opt out of these contacts at any time by contacting us.


    • Generate different image

    Join our email list

    • If you submit your contact details, Annette Brooke MP, the Liberal Democrats, and their elected representatives may use the information you provide to contact you about issues you may find of interest. Some of the contacts may be automated. You can opt out of these contacts at any time by contacting us.


    • Generate different image

    Follow the party's activity on...

  • Share this page

    Share this page on another website

    Link to this page

    On websites and printed material:
    middorsetlibdems.org.uk/en/article/2008/078434/annette-brooke-mp-backs-diabetes-uk-s-call-to-inconsistent-nhs
    In text messages, Twitter, or reading over the phone:
    annettebrooke.co.uk/a43mm

    Email this page to a friend


    • Generate different image

    Print this page

  • Help out or donate

    Help out in your local area

      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  

    • If you submit your contact details, Annette Brooke MP, the Liberal Democrats, and their elected representatives may use the information you provide to contact you about issues you may find of interest. Some of the contacts may be automated. You can opt out of these contacts at any time by contacting us.


    • Generate different image

    Join the Liberal Democrats

  • Tell us what you think

    Send us your views

    If you are a resident of the constituency and are writing to discuss any issue that Parliament or government is responsible for, you must provide your home address as MPs are generally only permitted to act on behalf of constituents.

    If you are not a constituent, you do not need to provide your address, but the matters we can deal with are more limited and you may wish to contact your local MP in the first instance.

    • If you agree, Annette Brooke MP, the Liberal Democrats, and their elected representatives may use the information you provide to contact you about issues you may find of interest. Some of the contacts may be automated. You can opt out of these contacts at any time by contacting us.


    • Generate different image

    Contact us by email, post, or phone