Thursday, 28 January 2016

NHS failing to provide diabetics with vital checks, audit finds

NHS failing to provide diabetics with vital checks, audit finds Fewer of those with type 1 and 2 diabetes getting recommended eight checks a year, leaving them at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke

Fewer and fewer diabetics are receiving vital regular health checks designed to reduce the risk of them ending up seriously ill or dying, an NHS audit has concluded.

The NHS’s failure to ensure every diabetic has all eight recommended checks every year means that many of the rising number of people with the disease are at risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke or having a limb amputated, campaigners warned. Continue reading... The Guardian

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