Charity calls for Scottish government to increase access to diabetes technology

Pressure is mounting on NHS Scotland to speed up the delivery of medical technology for diabetic patients following fears they are losing out.

The charity Diabetes Scotland is calling for the country to match the action being taken in England where a funded, five year implementation plan has been announced for rolling out hybrid closed loop (HCL) technology to patients.1

Although NHS Scotland allocated £14.6m in 2022 to increase access to HCL technology, Diabetes Scotland says too many patients are still struggling to get …