Question reference: S6W-14403
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 26 January 2023
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has completed work with (a) Diabetes Scotland and (b) people living with diabetes to establish where any additional support is required, and how best this could be delivered.
Answer
Officials meet regularly with Diabetes Scotland in order to identify areas of shared interest and opportunities for collaboration. Representatives from Diabetes Scotland sit on the Scottish Diabetes Group (SDG) and its sub-groups.
The Scottish Government has funded the ALLIANCE to develop a network of people living with diabetes. The experience of people within this network is key to the success of implementing the Diabetes Improvement Plan.
People living with diabetes are represented on SDG sub-groups and are co-producing specific pieces of work such as the diabetes education pathways and prescribing guidelines.