NHS England has published the Clinical Commissioning Group Improvement and Assessment Framework (CCGIAF) results for local diabetes services in 2016/17. The Framework shows how local CCGs are performing against criteria across a number of therapeutic areas and rates CCGs accordingly. In 2016/17, 86 CCGs were rated good or outstanding for diabetes services, an increase of 26 on the previous year.
Please see the communication received from NHS England in relation to their position and guidance for many topics regarding access to technology in Type 1 diabetes.
Please be aware that the 2018 Clinical Excellence Awards round will open on 13th February and close on the 12th April 2018. As before I will be happy to receive copies of your applications for national awards in order to rank them for ABCD support. The Royal College of Physicians require an early submission to them (closes 28th February) - if you wish their support please visit their website for detailed guidance on how to apply this year.
My comments which are meant to be helpful are similar to last year:
Since launching our guidelines on FreeStyle Libre (FSL) we have been encouraged that some areas have adopted FSL. Diabetes UK have developed a very useful map to track FSL policy decisions made across the country and it makes encouraging reading.
Lucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) have announced the important changes that will happen to Ribena blackcurrant in February 2018. This follows the changes made to Lucozade Energy in 2017. LRS are reducing the sugar content of Ribena blackcurrant by 55% in both the squash and ready to drink bottles. These changes may impact those with diabetes that use Ribena blackcurrant to manage their low blood sugar levels, during an episode of hypoglycaemia.
The Royal College of Physicians’ QI Hub, in conjunction with Diabetes UK, will be running a rescheduled quality improvement collaborative for clinicians and their teams working in inpatient diabetes from March—October 2018. For further information about this click here
Clinical staff using FreeStyle Libre should now start collecting data for the FreeStyle Libre nationwide audit. The online tool for data entry is currently being developed on N3 and we are uncertain when this will be ready, but the data can be collected at once on paper forms that you can order and will be sent to you if you fill in submit this form HERE .
Please be aware that the 2018 Clinical Excellence Awards round will open on Tuesday 13 February and will close at 5:00pm on Thursday 12 April.
ACCEA will accept applications for new national awards and from those due to renew their award in 2018.
Consultants will need to put in a renewal application if:
The ABCD T1 DCC-UK January 2018 Newsletter is now available to read online.
