£100m a year could greatly improve diabetes care in England

Implementing the findings of the United Kingdom prospective diabetes study (UKPDS) for people with type 2 diabetes in England would cost about £100m annually. This is less than 1% of planned increases in NHS spending. The study showed that improved control of both blood glucose and blood pressure for people with type 2 diabetes is both effective and cost effective. In their study this week, Gray and colleagues (p 860) estimate that implementing the main findings of the UKPDS for all people with diagnosed type 2 diabetes in England would cost about £100m annually. They suggest that the national service framework for diabetes should encourage these improved standards of care.

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Relevant Article

Implementing intensive control of blood glucose concentration and blood pressure in type 2 diabetes in England: cost analysis (UKPDS 63)

Alastair Gray, Philip Clarke, Andrew Farmer, and Rury Holman
BMJ 2002 325: 860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]