Blood Glucose Testing Strips

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Dear South West Essex Primary Care Trust (PCT),

Could you please provide me with the following information

1.Current Blood Glucose patient testing guidelines

2. Current Standardisation guidelines for Blood glucose meters.

3.Contact details for the Procurement Officer responsible for medical supplies relating to Type 1 Diabetes (Blood glucose meters and Insulin pen needles)

Yours faithfully,

Linda Craddock

Lawn Janet (5PY) South West Essex, South West Essex Primary Care Trust (PCT)

We thank you and acknowledge receipt of your FOI request and confirm that any information we hold on this matter will be sent to you within the statutory 20 working days.

Kind regards
Janet Lawn
 
Janet Lawn | Customer Services Team Leader | NHS South West Essex | Phoenix Place | Christopher Martin Road, Basildon, Essex, SS14 3HG   
Tel: 01268 245770  Fax: 01268 705005   Email: [email address] (confidential) or [email address].uk     

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Lawn Janet (5PY) South West Essex, South West Essex Primary Care Trust (PCT)

Dear Linda Craddock
 
In reply to your FOI request of 1.3.12 we have been supplied with the
following information in answer to your questions.
 
     Q1. We don’t have specific guidelines, all providers are advised to
work to NICE guidelines and advice around self-monitoring of blood glucose
 
     Q2. See response above, in line with SHA recommendations, we are
advising that where appropriate, use of meters associated with cheaper
blood strip costs should be used in the first instance. However there is
no as to which meter can be prescribed.
 
     Q3. This role does not exist in this cluster
 
Thank you for your enquiry and we hope this meets your requirements.
 
Kind regards
Janet Lawn
 
Janet Lawn | Customer Services Team Leader | NHS South West Essex |
Phoenix Place | Christopher Martin Road, Basildon, Essex, SS14 3HG   
Tel: 01268 245770  Fax: 01268 705005   Email: janet.lawn@nhs.net 
(confidential)  or   [email address].uk     
 
 

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