§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if the Gluco Watch Biographer will be available on prescription to diabetes sufferers in the NHS; [18145]
(2)if alto sensors will be made available to diabetes sufferers, on prescription, under the NHS; [18144]
(3)what assessment he has made of the Gluco Watch Biographer, for regular blood checking in diabetes sufferers; and what plans he has to use this device in the NHS. [18146]
§ Jacqui SmithIn order to be prescribed by general practitioners on the national health service, appliances must be listed in Part IX of the Drug Tariff. Such listings are made only in response to, and after consideration of, applications from the manufacturers. No application has been made by the manufacturer of the Gluco Watch Biographer or its accessories. We would expect the applicant to provide any evidence needed to support the application.
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