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<p>The NHS Long Term Plan committed to increasing the provision of mental health support
for all patients who require it. The importance of addressing the mental health needs
of people with diabetes is recognised and further work is underway to consider the
most effective routes for supporting this as part of the future development of services.</p><p>
</p><p>On 21 March 2018, NHS England and NHS Improvement, along with the National
Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, published ‘The Improving Access to Psychotherapy
Therapy (IAPT) Pathway for People with Long-term Physical Health Conditions and Medically
Unexplained Symptoms.’ The guidance outlines the IAPT pathway, and accompanying benchmarks,
to support the national expansion of IAPT services for adults with long term conditions
and medically unexplained symptoms.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, a project working group
has been established involving NHS England, Diabetes UK and other stakeholders which
aims to develop a care pathway which, when adopted locally, would help improve access
to emotional and psychological support for people with diabetes.</p><p> </p>
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