Written Question · S4W-08349 · Session 4
What progress NHS Forth Valley has made toward meeting insulin pump provision targets.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress NHS Forth Valley has made toward meeting insulin pump provision targets.
The answer
Chief Executive Letter CEL 4 (2012) on Insulin Pump Therapy for People with Type 1 Diabetes, issued on 27 February, made it clear that we expect all NHS boards to triple the number of insulin pumps for both adults and children with type 1 diabetes over the next three years.
NHS Forth Valley has developed a local action plan which sets out its plans for increasing the capacity and skills of its staff to support an enhanced insulin pump service.
We expect that implementation of this plan will ensure NHS Forth Valley’s pump service continues to provide safe, effective and person-centred care while working towards meeting our commitment to increase pump provision.
The progress that all boards are making with increasing insulin pump provision, including NHS Forth Valley, will be published in the annual Scottish Diabetes Survey.
NHS Forth Valley has developed a local action plan which sets out its plans for increasing the capacity and skills of its staff to support an enhanced insulin pump service.
We expect that implementation of this plan will ensure NHS Forth Valley’s pump service continues to provide safe, effective and person-centred care while working towards meeting our commitment to increase pump provision.
The progress that all boards are making with increasing insulin pump provision, including NHS Forth Valley, will be published in the annual Scottish Diabetes Survey.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-08349 by reference.