I know this is an old post but my experience may throw light on the problem. Four years ago I was told by the Coventry clinic to be assessed for a pump. Rugby St Cross said yes and I went through all the training and was due to have the pump but at the last minute the clinic told me there was a problem with funding. It turns out that although I have been attending Coventry clinics since diagnosis as I used to live is Cov. I now live just outside Coventry - in the Solihull CCG! Solihull would not pay. After much too-ing and fro-ing my GP has been helpful in changing there mind so it looks like I will get the pump after all. So, make sure you know which CCG area you live in and write to put pressure on the right people!