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A charity has expressed concern that many diabetes patients are not being given essential health checks designed to prevent serious complications.
The proportion of patients in each region who receive all eight recommended annual health checks varies wildly across the country, Diabetes UK said.
In some places less than one in five people with the condition receive all eight checks recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence compared with 78% in other areas.
These assessments can prevent patients from developing "devastating" complications of diabetes such as amputation and blindness, a spokesman said.
The charity's tool, Diabetes Watch, which enables patients to compare care in their area with surrounding places, shows that less than half of patients in 27 areas of England receive all of the checks.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jun/23/diabetes-charity-warning-health-checks
The proportion of patients in each region who receive all eight recommended annual health checks varies wildly across the country, Diabetes UK said.
In some places less than one in five people with the condition receive all eight checks recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence compared with 78% in other areas.
These assessments can prevent patients from developing "devastating" complications of diabetes such as amputation and blindness, a spokesman said.
The charity's tool, Diabetes Watch, which enables patients to compare care in their area with surrounding places, shows that less than half of patients in 27 areas of England receive all of the checks.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jun/23/diabetes-charity-warning-health-checks