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Oh dear....

Good morning

Thank you for your e-mail, I have passed this enquiry onto our Head of Medicine Management and he has asked me to contact you back with the following link

http://www.doncasterccg.nhs.uk/10614/flash-glucose-monitoring-support-for-people-with-type-1-diabetes/  and that it is Amber Guidance status

Regards

My response (nothing received since)

Dear ,

Unfortunately, that is not the response I am looking for and is out of date.

On 14th February 2019, national guidance was issued by NHSE that specified the the Libre "postcode lottery" would end on 1st April.  They also detailed the cohort of patients to whom Libre would have to be provided, otherwise CCGs would be financially disadvantaged.  Details about the RAG status and how Libre prescribing was to be initiated is the responsibility of the individual CCGs, hence I am contacting many of them to find out what is happening.

The policy is here:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/2019/03/nhs-england-publishes-guidance-on-flash-glucose-monitors-for-type-1-diabetes-patients/

Many thanks for your assistance.

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