How many new-start patients are planned to commence treatment with hybrid closed-loop (HCL) insulin pump systems in 2026, and how this comp…

Answered Asked by Paul McLennan SNP Lodged 18 Aug 2026

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many new-start patients are planned to commence treatment with hybrid closed-loop (HCL) insulin pump systems in 2026, and how this compares with the number of new-start patients in 2024 and 2025.

The answer

Answered by Maree Todd on 15 Sep 2026 · 28 days after it was lodged, on time

The Scottish Government does not routinely collect information on the number of planned new-start patients commencing hybrid closed-loop (HCL) systems in each NHS territorial board and therefore does not hold this data.Responsibility for the funding and delivery of HCL systems rests with NHS Territorial Boards, and projected uptake is not collected centrally. Consequently, the Scottish Government is unable to provide the figures requested for 2026 or compare them with 2024 and 2025.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S7W-02547 by reference.