Scottish Government unveils funding for technology for diabetes patients

Scottish Government unveils funding for technology for diabetes patients

By Liz Wells 24 November 2025

The Scottish Government is to invest an additional £6.9m to ensure 2,500 people living with type 1 diabetes receive access to the latest technologies to help prevent serious health complications.

Scottish Government invests £4.8m on type 2 diabetes prevention programme

By Liz Wells 03 November 2025

The Scottish Government is to invest £4.8m on programme to prevent people from developing type 2 diabetes.

New challenge launches to help innovators build women's health apps for NHS adoption

By Lee Peart 23 September 2025

The Ripple Women’s Digital Health Challenge 2025 has launched to accelerate new solutions in women’s health.

'Artificial pancreas' rolled out to help pregnant diabetic women

By Lee Peart 05 September 2025

An ‘artificial pancreas’ is being rolled out by the NHS in England to help pregnant women living with type 1 diabetes effectively manage their blood glucose levels.

Smartphone test set to revolutionise prevention for type 2 diabetes

By Liz Wells 22 August 2025

Digital health diagnostics company PocDoc has launched the world’s first smartphone-based test for type 2 diabetes risk.

Biggest shake-up in type 2 diabetes care in a decade unveiled

By Liz Wells 20 August 2025

Millions of people are set to benefit from earlier access to newer type 2 diabetes treatments, in the biggest shake-up in care for a decade, as part of NICE’s commitment to re-evaluate priority cli...

Record numbers benefit from Type 2 diabetes initiative

By Lee Peart 27 May 2025

A record 166,360 more adults in England benefit from an NHS initiative designed to prevent them developing Type 2 diabetes.

Scottish government unveils £6m funding for health projects

By Liz Wells 14 March 2025

The Scottish government is to invest more than £6m as part of the Accelerated National Innovations Adoption (ANIA) programme to help people with type 2 diabetes, stroke patients and babies born wit...

NHS provides eye scans closer to home for people with diabetes

By Lee Peart 18 November 2024

The NHS is providing advanced eye scans closer to home for 60,000 people with diabetes that could save up to 120,000 hospital appointments a year and help prevent life-changing sight loss.

Low sugar diet in early childhood reduces risk of chronic disease, research finds

By Lee Peart 05 November 2024

A low sugar diet during pregnancy and in the first two years of life can meaningfully reduce the risk of chronic disease in adulthood, research has found.

Bridging the gap

14 October 2024

Dr Patrick Holmes, GP Partner SGMP, Darlington, NENC Primary Care Diabetes Network Lead, shares how tech can help address the diabetes challenge in the UK.

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Social Worker - Children's Assessment and Safeguarding

Salary from ASYE level £36,363 up to £46,142

North East LincolnshireSalary from ASYE level £36,363 up to £46,142

RECRUITER: North East Lincolnshire Council

Senior Youth Worker x 2

£28,142-£31,022

Sandwell, West Midlands£28,142-£31,022

RECRUITER: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

RECRUITER: Southampton City Council