The excel file contains unit, regional and national level data obtained from the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit 2023-2024.
Specifically, it includes information on patient characteristics, completion of health checks and outcomes achieved (as recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence) for infants, children and young people with type 1 diabetes, under the age of 25, who attended paediatric diabetes units in England and Wales between 1 April 2023 and the 31 March 2024.
Data are included for the six key health checks: • Glycated Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) • Body Mass Index (BMI) • Thyroid • Blood pressure • Urinary albumin • Eye screening.
Data on other health checks include: • Psychological assessment • Offering of immunisation against influenza • Advice about managing diabetes (‘sick-day rules’) • Using (or trained to use) blood ketone testing strips and a meter • Cholesterol • Additional dietetic support
Data are included for health checks at diagnosis • Screening for autoimmune disease (coeliac and thyroid disease) • Provision of Level 3 carbohydrate-counting education
Data on outcomes of care include: • HbA1c target measurements • Small vessel (microvascular) disease • Large vessel (macrovascular) disease • Autoimmune disease (coeliac and thyroid disease)
The data were first published in 2025 alongside the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit Report 2023-2024 Data suppressed due to small numbers (<5).
For further information and details on the audit please refer to:
• National Paediatric Diabetes Audit Annual Reports: https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/npda-annual-reports
• NPDA Annual Dashboard:
https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/NPDA-dashboard
• RCPCH Website:
https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/work-we-do/clinical-audits/npda
