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Government report: NHS too slow to act on diabetes
- 22 January 2016
- Diabetes News
The government's Public Accounts Committee has published a report heavily criticising the patchy provision of services, the por training...
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Need for more and better education
- 5 January 2016
- Diabetes News
On 5 January, Diabetes UK launched a campaign to improve the quality of care for those with diabetes, to improve access to the structured education...
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Diabetes UK London Region Newsletter
- 4 September 2015
- Diabetes News
Have a read of the latest newsletter from Diabetes UK's London Region - lots happening and our Harrow group web site editor, Lis Warren,...
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Harrow hits Evening Standard headlines: Type 2 diabetes risk
- 27 August 2015
- Diabetes News
The Evening Standard reported on 26 August that residents of Harrow are likely to be the most at risk in all of London for getting Type 2 diabetes,...
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200,000 people a year suffer diabetes complications
- 24 August 2015
- Diabetes News
Every year, almost 200,000 people with diabetes are suffer devastating complications such as amputation, heart attack and stroke, according to...
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New provider for Harrow's diabetic eye screening
- 27 July 2015
- Diabetes News
NHS England (London region) has been working for nearly a year to improve the eye screening services for people with diabetes. There...
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Draft NICE Guidance on diabetes (T1 and T2 for adults)
- 12 February 2015
- Diabetes News
New guidance on how the NHS plans to help healthcare professionals and patients to manage both main types of diabetes (adults) is now out for...
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Royal Free Drs discover cell behind Type 1
- 9 February 2015
- Diabetes News
Researchers at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, just up the road from us in Harrow, have discovered the T cells that play a key role in...
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New 'Information prescriptions'
- 9 February 2015
- Diabetes News
From February 2015, people with diabetes who do not have their condition under control will be given personal action plans from their...
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Prescription charges for people with diabetes
- 3 February 2015
- Diabetes News
If you qualify for free prescriptions becuase you are under 60, have diabetes and possess a Medical Exemption Certificate, please...
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