I am pleased to share the entries which won Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award this year.
You might find some of the ideas in these entries quite easy and useful to replicate in your...
Announcement date: 9 May, 2019
Association of British Clinical Diabetologists
Current News
Announcement date: 29 April, 2019
Announcing the results of this national competition for ‘the best inpatient educational programme for Health Care Professionals’. One winner and two runners up were identified. There were 7...
Announcement date: 23 April, 2019
This next deadline of 21st May for data submission to the ABCD nationwide FreeStyle Libre audit has been set for two reasons. An updated analysis will be undertaken to form the...
Announcement date: 23 April, 2019
Abstract of published paper:
In this double-blind, randomized trial, we assigned patients with type 2 diabetes and
albuminuric chronic kidney disease to receive canagliflozin, an...
Announcement date: 17 April, 2019
We are all passionate about Technology for Type 1. Taking tech forward depends on getting a comprehensive picture of Type 1 care. If every specialist Type 1 service takes part in the 2018-19 NDA (...
Announcement date: 4 April, 2019
New data from the Diabetes Foot Care Profiles, published by PHE’s National Cardiovascular Intelligence Network reveals overall number of lower limb amputations continues to rise increasing with...
Announcement date: 4 April, 2019
The patient group, Diabetes UK (DUK), has published new analysis on the number of people living with Type 2 Diabetes in the UK. According to this analysis, there are currently 3.8 million people...
Announcement date: 3 April, 2019
Here is the opportunity to become a regional advisor for the RCP and get a unique insight into your local area.
The post is unremunerated, which may deter some, however it can be counted as...
Announcement date: 7 March, 2019
Press release:
Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) nationwide audit of the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System (Abbott Laboratories) shows improved...
Announcement date: 7 March, 2019
Today at Diabetes UK, ABCD is pleased to announce the full launch of the nationwide semaglutide audit. As you will know, the clinical trials with semaglutide suggest that it is more effective than...
The British Journal of Diabetes is the official journal of the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists. It is a peer-reviewed quarterly publication available online and in print.
Working together to enhance access to technology for people living with diabetes
Welcome to the Diabetes Technology Network UK, an organisation designed to support UK healthcare professionals who are involved in the delivery of technologies designed to improve the lives of people living with diabetes.
The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists is proud to announce the launch of the Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Collaborative – UK. This is a collaborative of healthcare professionals working in multi-disciplinary teams providing care for adults with type 1 diabetes across the UK.
ABCD Events
Thursday, 28 November, 2019 to Friday, 29 November, 2019
Monday, 2 December, 2019 to Friday, 6 December, 2019
Membership of the UK’s leading specialist association of clinical and academic diabetologists
Representing Diabetologists in national health decision making by influencing health policy and improving clinical practice at the highest levels in the organisation of the national health service (Click HERE for more on this)
Committed to the preservation and support of diabetes specialist care services
Supporting the growth of local secondary care diabetes services to provide leadership and guidance for local diabetes communities
Representing diabetes specialists who also practice endocrinology, general medicine and acute medicine and understanding the resulting multiple pressures particularly in the current financial climate
Meetings designed for busy clinicians: Thursday evening lecture, networking and conference dinner; Friday clinical educational meeting covering Diabetes and Endocrinology
Complimentary hard copy subscription (UK members only) to ABCD's Journal - The British Journal of Diabetes delivered directly to you
Quarterly Chairman’s e-bulletin/newsletter providing current updates
Free online access to Practical Diabetes – the peer-reviewed journal most dedicated to providing practical support to those involved in diabetescare on the front line
Discounted delegate rates for members which offset the annual subscription
Provision of high-quality training for Specialist Registrars in diabetes and endocrinology
Opportunites to contribute to and learn from national audits of new therapies eg exenatide and liraglutide
Opportunities to set up and run your own nationwide audits or surveys through our Sharepoint website
RSS feeds from our major speciality journals through the ABCD website
Networking with fellow diabetologists who face the same pressures throughout the UK at the 3 meetings each year
Supporting the development of newly appointed consultants through a national mentoring programme
Speciality support for revalidation
Support for members’ applications under the Department of Health’s Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA)
Access to contact details of other ABCD members via the online directory
Access to the members area of our website
Providing specific SpR benefits
Meetings and travel grants of up to £1000 for attendance at international meetings
Free attendance at the ABCD-YDF Kings Fund SpR Leadership Course for SpRs in their final year of training - an opportunity only available to ABCD members
Discounted rates for diabetes trainees to attend ABCD meetings
Annual SpR meetings
