Cross Party Group Details

Cross Party Group Title:

Cross Party Group on Diabetes

Group membership and office holders

Name of Group Chair:

Current: Dr Altaf Hussain MS

Names of other Members of the Senedd:

Mike Hedges MS

Dr Altaf Hussain MS

Mark Isherwood MS

Joel James MS

Samuel Kurtz MS

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS

Jenny Rathbone MS

James Evans MS

Mabon ap Gwynfor MS

 

 

Name of Secretary and Organisation:

Mathew Norman

Diabetes UK Cymru

Names of other external members and organisations represented:

·         Diabetes UK Cymru

·         Dr Rose Stewart, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board / Diabetes Psychology Network UK

·         Lisa Daniels, Paediatric Diabetes Education Lead

·         SEREN Programme

·         Diabetic Foot Network

·         Royal College of Podiatry

·         Wendy Gane

·         Dr Julia Platts, National Clinical Lead for Diabetes NHS Wales

·         Sujatha Thaladi, Mentor Ring

·         Rachel Burr, Director of Wales, Diabetes UK Cymru

·         Rachel Churm, Diabetes Exercise Scientist, Swansea University

·         Cancer Research UK

·         Michelle Moseley, RCN Wales Education and Lifelong Learning Advisor

·         Sarah Crowley, Diabetes Transitional Care National Coordinator

·         Christine Cotterell-Morgan, Diabetes Education/ThinkGlucose Lead & DSN, Nyrs Arwain/ThinkGlucose and Education Lead/Diabetes Specialist Nurse

·         Professor Linda Speck, Head of Health Psychology Services - CTMUHB

·         Emma Burke, Stroke Association

·         Dr Rebecca Thomas, Sr Research Officer, Swansea University

·         Dr Philip Evans, Consultant Diabetologist

·         Scott Crawley

·         Ross Evans, Kidney Wales

·         George Watkins, Mind Cymru

·         Dr Kate Rhodes, Clinical Health Psychologist, NHS Wales

·         Bethan Lloyd, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Service lead for HDUHB Health Psychology Service

·         Dr John Butler, Clinical Psychologist, ABUHB Diabetes Service

·         Dr Bethan Philips, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, CTM UHB

·         Dr Jessica Broughton, Clinical Psychologist, CTM UHB

·         Neica Jones, Implementation Group Coordinator, NHS Collaborative

·         Catherine Washbrook-Davies, All Wales Nutrition & Dietetic Lead for Diabetes (Adult) & All Wales Diabetes Prevention Programme (AWDPP)

·         Rob Lee

·         Dr Nicolas Webb, Royal College of GPs

·         Dr Carys Marshall, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Cardiff and Vale UHB

·         Tess Saunders, RCPOD

·         Joanne Oliver, NHS Wales Implementation Groups and Network Manager, NHS Collaborative

·         Nicola Pitman, NHS Executive

·         Claire Baker, Paediatric Diabetes

·         Nia Elis, Parent of a child living with type 1 diabetes

·         Dr Lisa Morris, Clinical Psychologist

·         Lauren Edmunds-Smith, NHS Collaborative

·         Kieran Sawdon, NHS Collaborative

·         Dr Sarah Davies, GP, Clinical Director for Diabetes in Primary Care

·         Peter Spriggs

·         Lloyd Murfin

·         Kris Ward, Dexcom

·         Tim Reed

·         Marion Morris

·         Dr Lisa M Morris, Clinical Psychologist

·         Helen Mitchell

·         Robert Wright

·         Andy Davies, Home Affairs Correspondent, Channel 4 News.

·         Dr Kate Littler

·         Dr Hazel Barker

·         Lisa Daniels, Paediatric Diabetes Education Lead

·         Vanessa Goulding, Clinical Network for Diabetes Foot Lead (National Diabetes Foot Co-ordinator)

·         Kiran Mahal, Dexcom

·         Kris Ward, Dexcom

·         Ben Eaton, Llais

·         Nicola Vaughan-Jones, NHS Executive

·         Sarah Orme, Insulet Market Access Manager, Dexcom

·         Louise Elliot, Obesity Alliance Cymru

·         Debs Pitman

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other meetings of the Group since the last AGM

Date of Meeting:

2^nd of April 2025

Attendees:

Kiran Mahal - Dexcom

Kris Ward - Dexcom Rob Lee Rachel Burr – DUK Cymru Mathew Norman – Secretariat Dr Altaf Hussain MS – Chair Lee Gonzalez – Office of Joel James MS Ben Eaton – Llais Joanne Oliver – NHS Wales Kate Rhodes – Clinical Psychologist Dr Lisa Marie Morris Ross Evans – Kidney Wales Roxanne Treacy – Llais Tess Saunders – RCPOD Lisa Davies – NHS

Summary of the issues discussed:

Presentation from Llais. The presentation gave an overview of Llais’ history and the diabetes data collected. Discussions raised the problems in accessing GPs, Long Waiting times for treatment and annual check-ups, pressures on services, services to live well limited, issues regarding accessing regular blood tests, information regarding living with diabetes not available or regular, stigma – feeling like it is their fault that they have diabetes (especially for people living with type 2 diabetes and overall concerns and needs to improve care for people living with diabetes.

Diabetes UK Cymru also provided an update on their current successes, campaigns, and general progress. The main update was the new 1 in 5 stats, noting that there are now over 500,000 people in Wales living with and at risk of diabetes and pre-diabetes.

 

Date of Meeting:

27^th of September 2023

Attendees:

Dr Altaf Hussain MS (Chair)

Mathew Norman (Secretariat)

Lee Gonzalez (Office of Joel James MS)

Rob Lee

Kiran Marshall

Sarah Orme

Louise Elliot

Debs Pitman

Jamie Williams (Office of Dr Altaf Hussain MS)

Mark Major (Office of Dr Altaf Hussain MS)

Mark Isherwood MS

Tess Saunders

Rachel Burr

Emma Molyneaux

Joanne Oliver

Kris Ward

Rachel Churm

Becky Thomas

Vanessa Goulding

Lisa Marie Morris

Sarah Powell

Laura Jones

Tone Gunderson

Tess Saunders

Summary of the issues discussed:

Diabetes UK Cymru presented their new report on access to diabetes technology for adults in Wales. Discussions focused on current concerns about access for people living with diabetes, the benefits of having access to new technologies to support them, and the need for a national diabetes programme to deliver technologies like Hybrid Closed Loop with a dedicated funding stream. This is to meet the Welsh Government’s commitment to adhere to NICE guidelines within the five-year timeline.

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Professional lobbyists, voluntary organisations and charities the Group have met during the previous year.

Name of Organisation:

HCPs from NHS Wales as noted above.

Charites and organisations which attended the session as members are noted above.

Public Health Wales as noted above.  

External Meeting with the NHS Executive to discuss the current updates on the Diabetes Patient Reference Group.

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Annual Financial Statement

Cross Party Group Title:

Cross Party Group on Diabetes

Date:

22/08/25

Name of Chair:

Dr Altaf Hussain MS

Name of Secretary and Organisation:

Mathew Norman, Diabetes UK Cymru

Title	Description	Amount
Group’s Expenses	Catering 27/06/24 – 22/08/2025	£340.18
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Total		£340.18

Services provided to the Group, such as hospitality.

All hospitality paid for [include the name of the group/organisation].

Date	Name and description of provider	Costs
13 11 24	Diabetes UK Cymru – Catering for meeting at DUK Office (Hybrid)	£65.38
02 04 25   16 07 25	Senedd Catering purchased by Diabetes UK Cymru Senedd Catering purchased by Diabetes UK Cymru	£137.40   £137.40
Total		£340.18