INPUT only hears about the delays/difficulties people face in trying to access insulin pump therapy. From what we hear, it seems like insulin pump therapy can be extremely difficult to access in Northern Ireland.
NICE TA151 has been adopted by the DHSSPSNI – link – but is not mandatory in NI like in England. However, the Department expects them to be implemented.
We wrote to the Chief Medical Officer of Northern Ireland for their policy on insulin pump therapy and what they were doing about the lack of availability. Click here to read his response.
We are pleased to see that the HSC Board has allocated additional funding of £225,000 this year (2010) to enable the health service to start 60 more patients on insulin pump therapy. However, there are currently 110 people on a waiting list, so if you are number 61 – 110, you may need to wait a bit longer. You can ask for a referral to another hospital if their waiting list is shorter.
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