Controversial type 2 NICE guidelines published – No 46

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Controversial type 2 NICE guidelines published

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Diabetes UK calls for more guideline changes

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Hospitals invited to help reduce diabetes-related harms

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Nurse showcases pioneering injection site work

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Diabetes Super Six model praised at HSJ Awards

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– Dr Partha Kar’s latest blog post

Have you ever seen The Verdict, a most excellent movie fronted by the iconic Paul Newman? If you haven't, I suggest you do. It's about a lawyer's battle to bring justice to a patient left paralysed by errors. How a man out for money changes along the course of the movie to be the one to bring justice. A most riveting movie indeed. I have always thought how awful it would be if someone actually had to be in the shoes of the parents...but thankfully it was only a movie, right?

Errors, or for that matter, any data showing perhaps suboptimal care, is always a tricky subject. Due to a multitude of errors, some due to data collection, some due to petty politics, medical professionals by nature, at least in this country, regard any such mention with healthy doses of cynicism.

For sure, it must be a cock-up on the part of the data collectors, or perhaps a conspiracy on behalf of someone who wants to bring the service down. The NHS is emotive, the NHS breathes fire into folks, the defenders of it are stout and quite rightly too, but do we sometimes stop to think of the ones who fall within the cracks? Politicians don't help either...either using data to berate professionals or indeed take ill-judged pot shots at their opponents...net result it becomes a football. To read more, click here.

Celebrities help raise money for diabetes charity

A host of celebrities including Masterchef’s John Torode and TV presenter Lisa Faulkner helped raise £620,000 at a charity dinner for JDRF. To read more, click here.

Controversial type 2 NICE guidelines published

The controversial guidelines for type 2 diabetes in adults from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have finally been released.

Significant concerns over the first draft of the guidelines were raised by the Primary Care Diabetes Society, whose chair David Millar-Jones said the document was “subject to confusion and placed patients at risk”. To read more, click here.

Diabetes UK calls for more guideline changes

The updated clinical guidance for type 2 diabetes need to “commit to on-going updates” to ensure people receive the best possible treatment, according to Diabetes UK.

The guidance by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) was designed to help healthcare professionals support people with type 2 diabetes. To read more, click here.

Hospitals invited to help reduce diabetes-related harms

Hospitals in England and Wales are being encouraged to try out tests of change, based on the Diabetes Mortality and Morbidity project findings.

Participating hospitals have until December 21 to submit their abstracts, and four hospitals will be selected to present their findings in person at Diabetes UK’s Professional Conference (DPC) in March next year. To read more, click here.

Nurse showcases pioneering injection site work

A diabetes nurse’s pioneering case study which used ultrasounds to scan injection sites to help people with diabetes has been showcased at an international conference.

The work of Linda Clapham, a diabetes specialist nurse at Wharfedale Hospital in Leeds, was presented by Debbie Hicks, a nurse consultant at Enfield, at the Forum for Injection Technique and Therapy Expert Recommendations (FITTER) congress in October. To resd more, click here.

Diabetes Super Six model praised at HSJ Awards

The Portsmouth Hospitals Trust, Southern Health Foundation Trust and Solent Trust have been “highly commended” at the prestigious Health Services Journal (HSJ) Awards.

The trusts received the accolade in the acute, community and primary care redesign category for the Super Six model of diabetes care. To read more, click here.

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‘Don’t let being overweight become normal’ – GP says

Dr Richard Croft, the diabetes and respiratory lead for Berkshire West CCGs, is backing the National NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP). To read more, click here.

How to avoid becoming a type 2 statistic ― Dr Joan St John

Dr Joan St John, a GP in Brent, explains how educating people with diabetes and healthcare professionals is at the heart of the National NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP). To read more, click here.

Paediatric diabetes education deemed a ‘success’

A total of 50 children in Kent have participated in a brand new course targeting students with diabetes before they move to secondary school. To read more, click here.

Man commended for living with diabetes for 80 years

A pensioner from Colchester has become the first person in the UK to receive the H.G. Wells medal for living with diabetes for 80 years. To read more, click here.

Diabetes research to help people in Kent

People living with diabetes could be empowered to make lifestyle changes thanks to new research at the University of Greenwich. To read more, click here.

New online type 2 education website launched

A new evidence based online self-management and structured education programme has just been launched for adults living with type 2 diabetes. To read more, click here.

Small breakthrough in insulin production found

Potential treatment for those newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes could enable their bodies to continue producing the insulin they need, according to new research. To read more, click here.