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inCreASe in numBer Of PeOPle WitH diABeteS

funding fOr eAting diSOrder SerViCeS

The number of people living with diabetes in the UK has increased by 59.8% in a decade, according to a new analysis by Diabetes UK. The new figures, extracted from official NHS data, show that there are now 3.3 million people diagnosed with diabetes, which is an increase of more than 1.2 million adults compared with 10 years ago when, in 2005, there were 2.1 million people diagnosed with the condition. This figure doesn’t take into account the 590,000 adults estimated to have undiagnosed diabetes in 2013-2014. www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/ News/diabetes-up-60-per-cent-inlast-decade-/

NHS England has announced details of how it intends to distribute £30m of funding to improve eating disorder services aiming to achieve 95% of patients being seen within four weeks or one week for urgent cases by 2020. NHS England has issued guidance to CCGs on submitting their Local Transformation Plans (LTPs) to improve mental health care for children and young people, including how they will develop eating disorder services. www. england.nhs.uk/2015/08/03/cypmh-prog-launch/

niCe QuAlitY StAndArdS - drug AllergY/nutritiOn

NICE has published two new quality standards, Drug allergy: diagnosis and management (QS97) www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ qs97 covering the diagnosis and management of drug allergy in adults, young people and children. Treatment of the acute phase, including anaphylaxis, will be covered by a separate QS. Nutrition: improving maternal and child nutrition (QS98), www.nice. org.uk/guidance/qs98 covers improving nutrition before, during and after pregnancy (up to a year after birth). It particularly focuses on low-income and other disadvantaged households.

niCe guidAnCe: COeliAC diSeASe

NICE has published guidance on Coeliac disease: recognition, assessment and management (NG20) covering the recognition, assessment and management of coeliac disease in children, young people and adults. It updates and replaces NICE guideline CG86 and includes recommendations on referral of people with suspected coeliac disease; information, support and advice. www.nice.org.uk/ guidance/ng20

diABeteS PreVentiOn PrOgrAmmeS: eVidenCe reVieW

Public Health England has published A systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the effectiveness of pragmatic lifestyle interventions for the prevention of Type 2 diabetes mellitus in routine practice. This document updates and extends a previously conducted systematic review and metaanalysis assessing the effectiveness of ‘real-world’ interventions for the prevention of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in high risk populations. The review supports previous research, demonstrating that diabetes prevention programmes can significantly reduce the progression to T2DM and lead to reductions in weight and glucose compared with usual care. It concludes that those developing prevention programmes should adhere to the NICE and/or IMAGE guidelines to increase efficacy. www. gov.uk/government/publications/ diabetes-prevention-programmesevidence-review

nHS diABeteS PreVentiOn PrOgrAmme: nOn-diABetiC HYPerglYCAemiA

The National Cardiovascular Intelligence Network has published NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme - non-diabetic hyperglycaemia. Non-diabetic hyperglycaemia refers to raised blood glucose levels, but not in the diabetic range. People with non-diabetic hyperglycaemia are at increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. This analysis uses a population representative sample of people with valid measurements to indicate nondiabetic hyperglycaemia. The accompanying spreadsheet outlines the number of people in each local authority who are estimated as having non-diabetic hyperglycaemia. www.gov.uk/ government/publications/nhsdiabetes-prevention-programmenon-diabetic-hyperglycaemia