Praised was heaped on teams who have gone above and beyond to improve diabetes care at the eighth annual Quality in Care (QiC) Diabetes Awards.
Master of ceremonies Dr Hilary Jones set the congratulatory tone as 15 winners were announced and all of the entrants were aplauded for innovation, excellence and a determination to raise standards in the name of people with diabetes.
An update of the QOF indicator list for 2019/20 features eight new diabetes indicators, NICE has confirmed.
The new approach, which comes following a review of the QOF in England, will improve outcomes and decrease the risk of harm from over-treatment, the organisation said.
A Diabetes UK report has revealed 260,000 diabetes inpatients experienced a medication error during their hospital stay last year which could have resulted in lasting harm or death.
Diabetes UK’s ‘Making Hospitals Safe for People with Diabetes’ report, released last week, calls for hospitals to adopt six key requirements which would make them safe for people with diabetes, lead to significantly improved patient experiences and shorter lengths of stay.
A team of ward-based clinical pharmacists at Colchester Hospital have become ‘diabetes champions’ in a new initiative which is reducing medication errors. To read more, click here.
Frailty, sarcopenia and the importance of physical activity and individualised care were themes of the 5th National Conference of the Older People’s Diabetes Network (OPDN). To read more, click here.
The new version of the FreeStyle® Libre system can alert users in real-time of hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia, Abbott has announced. The FreeStyle Libre 2 system will be launched on a rolling basis throughout Europe. To read more, click here.
Applications are open to Diabetes UK’s new Primary Care Leadership Programme. The charity has launched the new programme to support and grow local leaders to improve diabetes care. To read more, click here.
The ‘Type 2 Diabetes – a Low GI Approach’ e-learning module has been chosen by the Royal College of General Practitioners as its November course of the month to mark National Diabetes Awareness Month. To read more, click here.
More than 500 nurses attended TREND-UK’s recent National Annual Conferences where diabetes in older people and cardiovascular outcome trials were discussed.
Just like in previous years the free, CPD-accredited event was held in two different locations to make access for attendees easier.
During the week of World Mental Health Day the subject of mental health and diabetes was addressed at a special one-day event aimed at showcasing examples of good practice.
Diabetes: Mind over Matter was developed in response to an national and international awareness of a growing need for more input into mental health services and education in diabetes for people with the condition, healthcare professionals and NHS providers
GPwSI in diabetes Dr Kevin Fernando has been presented with the Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) for his work in medical education and diabetes. To read more, click here.
A book containing 100 recipes has been published next month by the award-winning Diabetes.co.uk. The ‘Low-Carb Diabetes Cookbook’ has been released ahead of this year’s World Diabetes Day. To read more, click here.
The DPC2018 event app is now ready to download to smartphones or tablets.
The newly-designed app provides easy access to DPC2018’s conference streams and programme, speakers and exhibitors, all in one place to help attendees plan their day.
A new digital tool has been launched by Diabetes UK to help people understand more about the condition and how to manage it.
It comes after a survey revealed nearly half of the UK public (48 per cent) did not know that diabetes can cause erectile dysfunction, a common diabetes-related complication.
Bringing you the latest jobs from around the country within the field of diabetes.
Diabetes Specialist Nurse – Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Diabetes Specialist Nurse – North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Diabetes Dietician – Wiltshire Health and Care
Consultant Nurse Diabetes – Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse – Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Dr Partha Kar's blog – Small steps
Another week and a few more things progressed for diabetes care – or, at the very least, some steps forward were made. Previous blogs have alluded to the work we have been planning regards the area of mental health support in diabetes care – and finally, an event earmarked to flag the start of this journey was made. To read more, click here.
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A call for abstracts has been made ahead of the launch of the new Diabetes Times online journal, with researchers and healthcare professionals invited to make submissions covering applied health research and service evaluation, delivery and audit.
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