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<blockquote data-quote="DavidDK" data-source="post: 2507137" data-attributes="member: 328407"><p>No I haven't had a meeting with my consultant yet, and won't until later this year (the pandemic is still playing havoc with appointments where I live).</p><p></p><p>I want to get a sense of how difficult the NHS are going to make it to access the Libre 3 if a patient thinks they're eligible. Or indeed, any other CGM as per the new guidelines.</p><p></p><p>If one looks at the new NICE guidelines and the immediate previous guidelines, objectively it ought to be significantly less difficult to access a CGM proper, especially if one is T1.</p><p></p><p>Some of us must be eligible to get the Libre 3, or a.n. other CGM, otherwise the new NICE guidelines become meaningless words on a page.</p><p></p><p>I want to understand just how far the NHS is going to act as a gatekeeper to prevent those eligible from accessing the technology and the grounds on which they might exercise a gatekeeper function.</p><p></p><p>In light of jaywak's kind response I am already pondering: if I meet my consultant later this year and ask for a Libre 3 on the basis I meet one or more of the various eligibility criteria in the new guidelines, and my consultant says to me "your glucose control is fine, you can stay as you are," is it reasonable for my consultant to do so? Particularly in light of the new guidance, and the clear emphasis in the new guidance that if one meets the criteria the patient's individual "preferences, needs and characteristics" should decide the type of device one gets.</p><p></p><p>I can then decide whether or not I want to escalate the matter.</p><p></p><p>Of course, it is trite to say that access to healthcare in England is - alas - subject to a postcode lottery. I get that. But as in other walks of like, NHS decision makers across England do talk to each other and formulate policy.</p><p></p><p>Yes, apologies! I should have said "has anyone in England...." I realised after I pressed "send" I had extended it to the entire UK.</p><p></p><p>My understanding is if a patient is given the Libre 3 (or any other CGM proper in accordance with the new guidelines) it will be funded from hospital trust budgets and not CCG budgets as one's consultant has to greenlight the use of a CGM.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DavidDK, post: 2507137, member: 328407"] No I haven't had a meeting with my consultant yet, and won't until later this year (the pandemic is still playing havoc with appointments where I live). I want to get a sense of how difficult the NHS are going to make it to access the Libre 3 if a patient thinks they're eligible. Or indeed, any other CGM as per the new guidelines. If one looks at the new NICE guidelines and the immediate previous guidelines, objectively it ought to be significantly less difficult to access a CGM proper, especially if one is T1. Some of us must be eligible to get the Libre 3, or a.n. other CGM, otherwise the new NICE guidelines become meaningless words on a page. I want to understand just how far the NHS is going to act as a gatekeeper to prevent those eligible from accessing the technology and the grounds on which they might exercise a gatekeeper function. In light of jaywak's kind response I am already pondering: if I meet my consultant later this year and ask for a Libre 3 on the basis I meet one or more of the various eligibility criteria in the new guidelines, and my consultant says to me "your glucose control is fine, you can stay as you are," is it reasonable for my consultant to do so? Particularly in light of the new guidance, and the clear emphasis in the new guidance that if one meets the criteria the patient's individual "preferences, needs and characteristics" should decide the type of device one gets. I can then decide whether or not I want to escalate the matter. Of course, it is trite to say that access to healthcare in England is - alas - subject to a postcode lottery. I get that. But as in other walks of like, NHS decision makers across England do talk to each other and formulate policy. Yes, apologies! I should have said "has anyone in England...." I realised after I pressed "send" I had extended it to the entire UK. My understanding is if a patient is given the Libre 3 (or any other CGM proper in accordance with the new guidelines) it will be funded from hospital trust budgets and not CCG budgets as one's consultant has to greenlight the use of a CGM. [/QUOTE]
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