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On 14 November 2018 (World Diabetes Day) NHS England
pledged to end the postcode lottery regarding access to Abbott's
FreeStyle Libre technology. From April 2019 the technology
was made available on prescription (to those who qualify)
across the country.
Something to shout about
A
bbott's House of
Commons reception,
developed with the
support of NHS England
and NHS Improvement,
invited attendees to find out how NHS
England and NHS Improvement's
programme to improve access to Flash
Glucose Monitoring delivers better
diabetes outcomes for their constituents.
It took place in October at the House of
Commons.
Various people involved and affected
ABOVE: (l-r) Chris Pennell; Olivia Young; Lord Prior, Chair, NHS
England; Prof. Partha Kar, National Specialty Advisor, Diabetes, NHS
England and Jared Watkin, senior vice president, diabetes care, Abbott.
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by the introduction of Libre sensors on
prescription spoke at the event. Prof
Partha Kar, NHS national specialty advisor
on diabetes, said at the parliamentary
event, "Providing flash monitors on the
NHS has been a huge leap forward and
it is fantastic to see the roll out make an
instant impact. This is another example continued over
of how the NHS is making sure patients
can benefit from the latest technologies.
I'm thrilled with how many people are
already benefitting from the device and
doing away with inconvenient finger-prick
checks. Less than a year into delivery