Tech Access In UK “Not Fit For Purpose”

The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) has published a document on access to new technologies for people with diabetes that concludes the current system for reviewing and launching new technology within a health economy is not fit for purpose.

The publication, Increasing the Uptake of New Technologies in Diabetes: Recommended Actions, summarises the findings from a meeting of interested parties including patients, clinicians, commissioners and administrators.

Recommendations include a call for a national approach to new technologies, a review of funding systems and identifying clinical leaders to lead change and deliver it.

You can read the report here: https://diabetestimes.co.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2019/01/Report-Increasing-the-Uptake-of-New-Technology-in-Diabetes-Recommended-Actions-FINAL-VERSION.pdf