The annual campaign to raise awareness of hypoglycaemia in the UK by educating healthcare professionals will take place between Monday, October 3, and Sunday, October 9.
The theme for this year is optimum control and the autumn awareness drive is calling for the best possible control of diabetes to avoid hypos.
As well as the customary secondary care focus, primary care professionals are also invited to register as part of a wider campaign for 2016.
Diabetes UK launched the 2016 State of the Nation report at the House of Commons on 13th July amid the Westminster bustle of David Cameron’s final Prime Minister’s questions (PMQ) and the fevered anticipation of who would be in Mrs May’s cabinet. The event was well supported with several MPs arriving after PMQ. The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP (Secretary of State for Health) described strategies being implemented to preven
See: https://youtu.be/y1zm0Scq6YM. On 3 June 2016 the first patient in the ABCD Endobarrier in obstructive sleep apnoea (End-OSA study) was started on her Endobarrier treatment. The BBC interviewed the patient and filmed the procedure for this news item. The aim is to see
Click HERE to read the report from ABCD (Diabetes Care) Ltd committee chairman, Dr Rob Gregory
Click HERE to read the report from ABCD (Diabetes Care) Ltd committee chairman, Dr Rob Gregory
The Association continues to champion the cause of best care for people with type 1 diabetes. Work is ongoing to ensure that the distinct needs of this group are recognised within the modern commissioning landscape.
A drive to improve the care of people with diabetes admitted to Leicester’s hospitals has been launched.
Two initiatives have been set up to help doctors at the University Hospital of Leicester NHS Trust improve their understanding and knowledge about diabetes management and insulin safety in hospital.
We are pleased to be able to share a few of the superb presentations from the launch meeting of the Insulin Pump Network.
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We are delighted to let members know that the National Confidential Enquiry on Perioperative Deaths (NCEPOD) has agreed that our joint proposal on the peri-operative management of the patient with diabetes will be a topic for this year’s audit.
Quality in Care Diabetes 2016 awards is now open for entry. ABCD is pleased to be associated with QiC Diabetes, which gives diabetes teams the opportunity to showcase their innovations and to be recognised for their efforts to improve the quality of care for people with diabetes. The key dates are:
-Deadline for entries: 27th May (extended to 1st June)
