DIABETES UK is urging people in York and North Yorkshire to help improve care in schools for children with the condition by taking part in a Government consultation on how they should be supported.

More than one in three parents and carers of children with Type 1 diabetes say their children’s school has not planned adequately, or at all, to clearly set out the support needed for their child at school to help manage their condition, according to an investigation by the charity.

Further information about the Government’s consultation is available on the Diabetes UK website at diabetes.org.uk/make-the-grade

The consultation can be completed online at education.gov.uk/consultations/index.cfm?action=Respond&consultationId=1947