Friday 10 February 2012

If you think getting test strips is hard now .... wait!

The APHO Diabetes Prevalence Models [Ref 1] provide estimates of total diabetes prevalence (diagnosed and undiagnosed) for people aged 16 years and older in England, Scotland and Wales (currently 3,750,000) for 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030. The estimates for 2030 make for very depressing reading.

           England      Scotland   Wales       Total
2030   4,603,363   396,931     311,334   5,311,628

If there is no change in the NHS diabetes control strategy, the consequences for the 5 million individuals and NHS budgets are dire.

John

1.       http://www.yhpho.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=81090

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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous10 February 2012 at 19:10

    Without a doubt some hard choices will have to be made with rising demands on NHS resources.

    Joe

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