Libre CCG say yes

[SB2015]

My Consultant let me know today that they have agreed my funding for the Libre sensors. I met all the criteria that were set by the CCG and the Diabetes team.
Such good news. I feel very fortunate.

 

[Northerner]

Crikey! 😱 Let's hope many more are forthcoming too 🙂 What criteria did they stipulate, out of interest?

 

[HOBIE]

Good for "U" SB 😎 Am pleased for you 😉

 

[SB2015]

I will publish the list once it is public. I did get early sight of it, so once I have the hard copy of the letter I will list them here. There are no surprises.

 

[Lucy Honeychurch]

Great news 🙂

 

[TheClockworkDodo]

That is good news, SB2015 - I'm pleased for you. I'll be interested to see the criteria too - have to see (yet another) new consultant next month and try to explain to him or her why I have so many hypos and there's nothing I can do about it, and how my ME effects my diabetes, and how I'd really like to try some sort of CGM and a pump. It would be good to be able to take some criteria for getting Libre sensors on the NHS with me to the appointment!

 

[Ljc]

I’m pleased they are funding them for you

 

[trophywench]

Great SB !

 

[Ally beetle]

My Consultant let me know today that they have agreed my funding for the Libre sensors. I met all the criteria that were set by the CCG and the Diabetes team.
Such good news. I feel very fortunate.

Which CCG do you come under??

 

[mikeyB]

Great news, SB. Don’t tell everyone where you live, you’ll create a Diabetes ghetto.

 

[New-journey]

My Consultant let me know today that they have agreed my funding for the Libre sensors. I met all the criteria that were set by the CCG and the Diabetes team.
Such good news. I feel very fortunate.

Fantastic news, that must be such a huge relief for you. I am very happy for you. 🙂🙂

 

[HOBIE]

I was one of the first in the country to buy these. The info they give is brilliant 😉. I know you have heard it before but in my 50th year of T1 I climbed Scar-Fell in the serious rain with PERFECT bg on a breakfastl of porridge 🙂

 

[Hepato-pancreato]

Great news am so pleased for you.
Hope many others are successful. My diabetic nurse at review laughed when I enquired about getting one.
Pity national health was national and not a postcode lottery as with other much needed medical requirements.
I was beginning to think no one would get one.

 

[Bloden]

Fantastic!😛

 

[pottersusan]

My Consultant let me know today that they have agreed my funding for the Libre sensors. I met all the criteria that were set by the CCG and the Diabetes team.
Such good news. I feel very fortunate.

Fantastic news. I look forward to seeing it in Bristol.

 

[Lisa66]

That's great. Looking forward to reading more posts like this! 🙂

 

[Radders]

Congratulations! Wonderful news.

 

[SB2015]

So my first prescription has gone in for Libre sensors, along with any others for whom the GP received a letter from our consultants.

I had prepared and collated the evidence to support each of the requirements but this was not needed, as the consultants and DSNs had collated a list of people that met the constraints set by CCG and then sent out letters to our GPS

The criteria from our CCG are

The GP
- has evidence that we have had all our checks each year, and we were on target for everything and had a flu jab.
- believes that there is a clinical need that will be fulfilled by the provision
- believes that the current use of blood glucose testing strips will be reduced.

And
The patient
- has Type 1 Diabetes and is interested in having access to the Libre
- has completed a structured education course
- is well motivated to manage all the clinical risks (not just HbA1c)
- educated to respond to the information provided by the Libre
- is a non smoker

 

[Northerner]

I tick all those boxes!

 

[SB2015]

I tick all those boxes!

I suspect that a lot of people will meet these criteria, however the CCG set a limit in numbers, and left it to the team to decide on allocations. They will review it and check that we are behaving well !!!