To ask the Secretary of State for Health what change there has been in his Department's support for self-management of, and education on, the treatment of diabetes since 2007. (190460)

The Department continues to promote support for self-management and education as key elements of care for people with diabetes.

Since the publication of two departmental and diabetes UK joint reports: Structured Patient Education in Diabetes in June 2005 and Care Planning in Diabetes in November 2006, a support for self-management working group has been set up. The group is looking at ways that local services can develop support for self management, including care planning, structured education, psychological issues and self-monitoring. We expect that some outcomes of the group’s work will be shared with the diabetes community later in the year.