HealtH Matters 15
DIaBEtIC CarE
Current PraCtiCeS and chronic complications. Nationally
there are a number of current practices agreed clinical guidelines and protocols of
across the country that are providing care will be mandated by the Hse for use
“the development of
services to individuals living with diabetes throughout the system. local Consultants,
this model of integrated
in a structured manner and include the GPs and other Clinicians working in
following: diabetes will be consulted as to how best to
diabetes care was in
• Midlands Structured Diabetes Care have these standards implemented in their
scheme own areas.
the context of major
• South Inner City Partnership – Dublin a major task of the Diabetes Programme
• Diabetes Interest Group (DIG) Cork will be to build on the previous work of
transformation in the
• HSE West – Sligo/leitrim the eaG and examples of good practice
health services with the
• East Coast Area Diabetes – HSE Dublin which already exist around the country. the
Mid-leinster focus of the programme will be on agreeing reorientation towards care
• Dublin Watch – HSE Dublin North East standards of care, ensuring implementation
and monitoring service outcomes.
in the appropriate setting.”
these practices will be augmented by the
ongoing development of Primary Care
teams, and further integration between
Primary and secondary Care. this provides
unique opportunities for the teams to utilise
this integrated model for its agreed service
delivery. this approach has been reinforced
by the recent performance indicators
contained in the primary care section of the
National Service Plan 2010.
The development of the Integrated
services Directorate with the seamless
management of primary and secondary
services is a further enabler to utilise this
model and enable the service consumer to
reap its benefits.
One of the recommendations
from the Diabetes expert advisory
Group for the delivery of this
model was the development of
national clinical leadership. this
concept is being progressed
within the Quality and Clinical
Care Directorate.
The National Director
for Quality and Clinical
Care has set up a
National Programme
for Diabetes. One of
the immediate aims of
the Programme is to
implement nationally
an integrated
diabetic service
between Primary
and secondary Care,
to improve diabetic
control thereby
reducing both acute
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