Health Secretary vows 'lasting legacy' for Hull toddler, Lyla

Health Secretary vows 'lasting legacy' for Hull toddler, Lyla

Wes Streeting: 'No child should be let down by the NHS the way Lyla was'

Health Secretary determined to improve type 1 diabetes diagnoses as “lasting legacy” for toddler – UK Diabetes Inpatient Forum

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is “determined to make real improvements in diagnosing type 1 diabetes” to ensure no child is “let down by the NHS”, following the death of two-year-old Lyla Story from undiagnosed type 1 diabetes last year. During a meeting yesterday with Lyla’s father, John Story, Wes Streeting admitted more must be done to improve how quickly the condition is recognised. He said: “NHS England is working on how…