A Bill to require the Secretary of State to ensure that all diabetic patients are identified on admittance to hospital and have their diabetes condition monitored while in hospital by a specialist diabetes team; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
28 April 2017
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The Diabetes Inpatient Care Bill would require the government to ensure that every patient admitted to hospital with diabetes is identified immediately, and that their diabetes is monitored during the hospital stay by a specialist diabetes team. It aims to improve the consistency and safety of inpatient diabetes care by placing duties on the Secretary of State to secure implementation and related measures.
The bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons. The First Reading took place in December 2016.
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This Bill was expected to have its second reading debate on Friday 12 May 2017.
However, as a General Election has now been called and Parliament will be dissolved from 3 May 2017, the Bill falls and no further action will be taken.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
