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20,000 referred to diabetes scheme
Up to 20,000 patients will be referred to the Diabetes Prevention Programme by their GP by the end of this financial year, NHS England has said.
Speaking at the RCGP annual conference 2016, Professor Jonathan Valabhji, national clinical director for obesity and diabetes at NHS England, warned that diabetes is affecting a ‘larger and larger proportion of our population'.
Valabhji stated that, with 2,000 patients already admitted to the prevention scheme to date, he expects 10,000-20,000 to enrol onto the scheme by the end of 2016/17 as it is rolled out across more UK regions. The programme offers patients tailored help on healthy eating and exercise to help them lose weight.
Of the 1,872 referrals at Birmingham Central CCG, 903 patients had opted to attend the programme, with a retention rate of over 90 per cent.
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