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NEWS
REPORT
Flash was introduced in the UK in 2015, it
was limited to people who could buy their
sensors. Work highlighted the widening
social inequalities in outcomes in Type 1
diabetes (related to inequitable access
to Flash) which secured broader eligibility
criteria for Flash within the Lothian health
board. An educational programme
also meant 50% of people with Type 1
were using NHS-funded Flash glucose
monitoring within six months.
Award: Diabetes
Education
Programme:
Children, Young
People and
Emerging Adults
Winner: Turning MDT Clinic into a Group
Experience for 9-11 Year Olds, by The
Hillingdon Hospital
Hillingdon Hospital took an innovative
approach to poor attendance to its
refresher diabetes education courses.
Using existing clinic time, education
was delivered utilising both room and
staff availability and optimising patient
attendance.
"This entry took the standard MDT
and made it into something new and
different, by innovatively restructuring an
existing quarterly clinic. Judges loved the
creative thought that had gone into the
activities, and how the programme took
time to build relationships between the
children and parents," said the judges.
Award: Diabetes
Collaboration
Initiative of the
Year - Children,
Young People and
Emerging Adults
Winner: Quality Improvement Innovation
to Improve Early Diagnosis of Type 1
Diabetes in Children and Young People,
by Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for
Wales, Cardiff & Vale University Health
Board
OPPOSITE: Winner
Collaboration Children:
Noah's Ark Children's
Hospital for Wales, Cardiff &
Vale University Health Board.
LEFT: Winner T1 children:
East and North Herts NHS
Trust.
Initiative of the
Year - Children,
Young People and
Emerging Adults
Winner: Quality Improvement Innovation
to Improve Early Diagnosis of Type 1
Diabetes in Children and Young People,
by Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for
Wales, Cardiff & Vale University Health
Board
A quality improvement project began in
the Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
with the Children and Young People's
Wales Diabetes Network to improve
early diagnosis. Primary care healthcare
professionals outlined the challenges, and
a clinical referral pathway was established,
backed by teaching programmes and
reflective learning.
The National Standards for Diabetes
Transitional Care and Young Adult
Service,by NHS Wales was highly
commended for its best practice
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