Announcements
Join Us In Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the ABCD
Dr. Dipesh Patel
Join us on Monday, 13th June at 5:00pm to raise a glass in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists. In this short virtual meet up, we will raise a…
Named Lectures 2023 Call for Applications
Dr. Dipesh Patel
Applications are now open for the Named Lectures at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2023! The Named Lectures are a central part of our annual conference and are prestigious awards recognising…
MHRA Message: New safety warnings on risk of insulin leakage from Roche Accu-Chek Insight Insulin pumps
Dr. Hermione Price
The UK regulator has taken safety action to reduce risks associated with Roche Accu-Chek Insight Insulin Pumps by issuing a national safety alert and outlining recommendations for patients.…
Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award 2022 application - winner & highly commended
Professor Ketan Dhatariya
Winner of Rowan Hillson Award 2022 Improving and sustaining improvement in diabetes-related ketoacidosis management through Quality Improvement Project across hospitals during COVID Dr Punith…
National Diabetes Audit: Submission update
Dr. Dipesh Patel
This is a reminder that the submission deadline for specialist/secondary diabetes services as part of the National Diabetes Audit (NDA) is Thursday 30th June 2022 at 11:59. Submissions of data (for…
Winners of the Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award 2022: The best interventions: Redesigning, rebuilding, and maintaining safe inpatient diabetes care during COVID
Professor Ketan Dhatariya
This is to announce the results of this national competition for the ‘Best interventions: Redesigning, rebuilding and maintaining safe inpatient diabetes care during COVID. One winner and one highly…
National Clinical Impact Awards 2022 - open for applications
Professor Stephen Bain
The Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards (ACCIA), formerly ACCEA, has opened the 2022 application round. As a National Nominating Organisation (NNO) for the new National Clinical…
Diabetes UK and JDRF UK launch pioneering £50 million partnership with Steve Morgan Foundation
Dr. Dipesh Patel
Diabetes UK and JDRF are delighted to announce a new, game changing research funding partnership that aims to transform the lives of people living with type 1 diabetes and see the UK lead the global…
MHRA: April Drug Safety Update on Pregabalin (Lyrica)
Dr. Hermione Price
The MHRA has published a Drug Safety Update on pregabalin (Lyrica) and the findings of a safety study on risks if used during pregnancy. We have also produced a Safety leaflet to help patients…
RCP: Experiences of COVID: recording doctors' voices
Dr. Hermione Price
As a healthcare professional, do you have experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic that you would like the public to hear? As we learn to live with COVID-19, is there anything you think the public…
Recruitment to the NICE advisory committee for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in adults
Dr. Dipesh Patel
Recruitment to the NICE advisory committee for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in adults NICE are looking for experts to join our quality standards advisory committee (QSAC). We need: nurse specialist GP…
The 2022 London Symposium - 19th May and 16th June 2022
Dr. Dipesh Patel
The London Symposium has been a successful whole-day Symposium on the latest aspects of diagnosis and treatments specific to Diabetes. This year’s symposium on the 19th May and 16th June, is…
Dr. Bob Ryder, Consultant Diabetologist,
At the Diabetes UK annual professional conference at ExCel London, 17-19 April 2024, Dr Tom Crabtree presented data from ABCD NHS England pilot audit of hybrid closed loop therapy (HCL) which was…
