Skip to main content

NICE committee member recruitment - diabetic retinopathy guideline

 

Committee members are being recruited for NICE’s diabetic retinopathy guideline committee.

The following roles are being recruited for:

  • consultant ophthalmologist
  • paediatric ophthalmologist
  • specialist ophthalmology nurse
  • optometrist
  • GP
  • eye clinic liaison officer
  • commissioner

There are also opportunities for the following professionals to join the committee as a co-opted committee members:

NCEPOD Transition study - Health and Social Care Professional survey

 

NCEPOD are exploring the process of the transition of young people with complex chronic conditions from child to adult health services.

The aim of the study is to explore the barriers and facilitators in the process of the transition of young people with complex chronic conditions from child to adult health services.

Information is being collected from primary, community, physical and mental healthcare settings.

NCEPOD Transition study - young person and parent carer online survey

 

NCEPOD are undertaking a study to look at the process of transition from child to adult health services. As part of this study, they are collecting the views of young people and parent carers on the transition process via an online survey.

The link to share with any relevant patient/ parent groups is https://ncepod.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5t0grqVhJMWrzsW

The survey will be open until May 2022

Dapagliflozin (Forxiga): no longer authorised for treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus

As of 25th October 2021, dapagliflozin 5mg is no longer authorised for the treatment of people with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and should no longer be used in this population . This is based on AstraZeneca’s decision to remove the Type 1 diabetes indication for dapagliflozin 5mg.

ABCD are disappointed that the use of dapaglifozin has been withdrawn for people with type 1 diabetes. 

This is not due to any safety concern for dapagliflozin in any indication, including people with type 1 diabetes.