Steve McCabe MP asks PM for clarification following comments about access to diabetes technology

Steve McCabe MP (Birmingham, Selly Oak) has written to the Prime Minister after she claimed that Freestyle Libre blood glucose monitoring system is available on the NHS. Steve has asked the Prime Minister to clarify her comments after being inundated with emails from people across the country saying that they do not have access to it.

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MP tells Prime Minister to grant access to life-changing diabetes technology for the many not just the few

Today Steve McCabe MP (Birmingham, Selly Oak) asked the Prime Minister whether she would take action to ensure that the hundreds of thousands of people living with diabetes in the UK, who could benefit from the Freestyle Libre Glucose Monitoring System, have access to it like she does.

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Local MP asks Brummies to sign petition calling for end to postcode lottery for diabetics

Steve McCabe MP is calling on Birmingham residents to sign his petition, calling for an end to the postcode lottery which means people with diabetes living in Dudley have access to revolutionary and potentially life-changing blood glucose monitoring technology while people in Birmingham do not.

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40 years on from the world’s first IVF baby we should be celebrating our advancements in fertility treatment, not rationing them

Today (25 July 2018) marks Louise Brown’s 40th Birthday. Why is this special? Louise was the first baby to be born via IVF treatment, a moment which started a revolution in infertility treatment and has given so many parents hope of conceiving a child.

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