8. Welsh Conservatives Debate: Diabetes

Part of the debate – in the Senedd on 29 June 2022.

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(Translated)

Motion NDM8041 Darren Millar

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes that over 209,015 people in Wales live with diabetes and that Wales has the highest prevalence of diabetes of the UK nations.

2. Expresses concern about the rapid increase in the diagnosis of diabetes over the last 20 years.

3. Recognises the continued adverse impact of the coronavirus pandemic on waiting times, access to services, diagnostic tests, prevention and care for people with diabetes in Wales.

4. Acknowledges the need for a renewed commitment to improving outcomes for people with and at risk of diabetes to uphold the National Service Framework for Diabetes.

5. Calls upon the Welsh Government to publish the quality statement for diabetes before the end of July and commit to developing a new action plan for diabetes within 12 months.