This summer the government will be publishing their 10-year Health Plan for England. With 1 in 5 adults now either living with diabetes or have prediabetes in the UK, it’s more important than ever that we tell the government that diabetes is serious. So next month we will be presenting our 10-year vision to transform diabetes prevention, care and treatment to decision-makers in Parliament, making it clear that no life should be cut short by the condition.
To make this as impactful as possible, we need your support. MPs are more likely to attend our launch event and listen to the voices of people living with diabetes if they know it’s an important issue to their constituents.
Choose which theme from our 10-year vision is most important to you and invite your MP along to our event:
Stopping the rise of type 2 diabetes: Ending the harm caused by diabetes starts in our communities.
Early and supported diagnosis: An early and supportive diagnosis of diabetes is key to preventing serious complications.
Transforming treatment and care: Everyone with diabetes should have access to the right medications, technology and routine tests.
Accelerating innovation: Investment in research and a faster rollout of proven treatments to transform diabetes care.
We’ll also be delivering our open letter to the Prime Minister and Health Secretary. Help us reach our target of 7500 names by adding your name now.
What is the 10-Year Health Plan?
Lord Ara Darzi’s Independent Investigation of the Nation Health Service in England, published in September 2024, showed that the NHS requires significant reform to reduce the pressure on its services. We fed into this investigation, by sharing our findings on inequalities in diabetes care and the number of people with diabetes missing out on essential checks, which were included in the final report.
Find out more about Lord Darzi’s Report
In response to Lord Darzi’s report, the government set out three major shifts it wants to see the NHS make: Sickness to Prevention, Hospital to Community, Analogue to Digital. In October 2024, the government launched Change NHS to hear the views and ideas of the public, NHS and care staff and health experts which would help shape the new 10-Year Health Plan. It received over 220,00 contributions. You can read more about what happened here.
The 10-Year Health Plan for England is set to be published this summer.
How has Diabetes UK been influencing the 10-Year Health Plan?
Two of our incredible Campaign Champions attended the launch event where they shared what it is like to live with diabetes.
We submitted our ideas for how to improve diabetes care as part of the Change NHS consultation. This included:
- Better access to the essential checks that help you to live well with diabetes.
- More joined up care, so that when you talk to someone about your diabetes, they have access to your latest tests and other vital information, and they are able to understand how any other mental and physical health conditions you have might be impacting you.
- Access to the technology that can help you manage your diabetes.
- Earlier identification of people with pre-diabetes and undiagnosed type 2 diabetes, ensuring they get the support and care they need sooner.
In May, we will be sharing our 10-year vision for diabetes care at our event in parliament, as well as handing in our open letter to the Prime Minister and Health Secretary.
