Type 2 Diabetes

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:07 pm on 24 April 2018.

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Photo of Suzy Davies Suzy Davies Conservative 2:07, 24 April 2018

First Minister, at the recent cross-party group on diabetes we heard that just about 100 new diabetes nurses are being introduced in England. We don't have any here. Even though, of course, insulin pumps are given by the NHS to people with diabetes if they need them urgently, without the specialist nurses there's no guarantee that they're being used correctly. Bearing in mind that we get more money per head in Wales than in England, I wonder what consideration has been given to introducing diabetes nurses here. Obviously, we don't have to do exactly the same as England, but I would like to get some reassurance from you that they've been considered.