Ms Laura Magahy:

No problem at all. I am pleased to say that the chronic disease management programme has been substantially funded. When we talk about the enhanced community care programme, two major parts of it are the integrated care programme for older people and the chronic disease programme, of which diabetes control and, therefore, the retinopathy programme is a key part. We referenced earlier 96 community healthcare networks. What is being put in place as a key part of that are 32 specialist hubs for the integrated care programme for older people and chronic disease management, specifically, between the hospital and the community, in order that they work between the different settings on those different pieces.

It is interesting. There has been a lot of proof through the integration funds projects about the necessity for early intervention and, as I say, putting that in place. The Senator referenced retinopathy. Another downstream effect of diabetes is, for example, investment in podiatry and the diabetic foot. There is a whole load of individual initiatives happening around diabetes control and chronic disease management that is funded and that one will see in place by the end of this year.