Scottish Diabetes Action Plan being revised. Consultation finishes 22 August.
The Scottish Diabetes Action Plan is being revised. A consultation document is being developed and will be posted here when it is finalised. It is anticipated that the revised Action Plan will be published towards the end of the year. 2. The consultation period for the revised diabetes Action Plan will finish on 22 August, so there is still time for comments to be submitted.
Scottish Diabetes Education Network discussions
On 6th October the Scottish Diabetes Group and Diabetes UK Scotland will be supporting a meeting to formally open up discussion to establish a Scottish Diabetes Education Network.
The Diabetes Education Network (DEN), previously known as the Type 1 Education Network is an established network that many people in Scotland have already used for help and support when developing diabetes education models in their own areas.
A Scottish Diabetes Education Network would mean that diabetes educators could better utilise, share and benefit from colleagues’ experiences locally and develop appropriate resources and national standards for diabetes education delivery within the UK. A Scottish DEN would give educators the opportunity to organise and deliver local & regional meetings throughout Scotland that will address issues pertinent to diabetes education practise in Scotland whilst still being part of a larger affiliated UK network.
Northern Ireland has already set up a regional network in 2007 and Wales will be having a launch event for the Welsh DEN on 22nd October.
The meeting will feature short informal presentations from educators from across Scotland outlining their current diabetes education activities. Followed by an open discussion forum on ideas and thoughts about taking the education network forward and establishing a small steering group. David Cavan, Consultant Physician, Bournemouth and Joan Everett, DSN, Bournemouth will be there to facilitate discussion and share their experience of establishing the National Network.
This is an exciting development that links closely with some of the aims set out in the Scottish Diabetes Action Plan to ‘enhance patient self-care and self management'.
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