Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 March 2014
222. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the progress of the working group established by the national clinical leads for diabetes and paediatrics to agree a model of care for standardised services across the country for children and adolescents with diabetes; if this working group has completed its work; the progress on any actions recommended by same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12353/14]
View answerA paediatrics diabetes working group was put in place in 2011 by the National Clinical Programme for Paediatrics; it works closely with the National Clinical Programme for Diabetes; it is a multi-disciplinary group made up of, among others, a dietician, paediatrician, and a patient group representative. The working group has developed a model of care for the provision of insulin pump therapy to children under 5 years with type-1 diabetes; 5 regional centres for the provision of pumps are in place nationally. In addition, work has recently started on the development of a model of care for all children under 16 years with type-1 diabetes.
