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| Title: | Audit report of the HSE Midland Diabetes Structured Care Programme |
| Authors: | Marsden, Paul
Brennan, Carmel
McHugh, Sheena
Harkins, Velma Dr.
Health Service Executive (HSE) Dublin Mid Leinster, Department of Public Health |
| Publisher: | Health Service Executive (HSE) |
| Issue date: | May-2010 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/110893 |
| Type: | Report |
| Language: | en |
| Description: | The HSE Midland Diabetes Structured Care Programme is a primary care based
programme dedicated to improving the quality of care for patients with diabetes.
The HSE Midland area encompasses the counties of Longford, Westmeath, Laois
and Offaly. The programme was established in 1997/1998 through a partnership
between a number of General Practitioners (GP’s) with an interest in diabetes and
the Department of Public Health and Planning in the then Midland Health Board.
Recently, a Consultant Endocrinologist has been appointed to Midland Regional
Hospital Mullingar to provide a hospital based diabetes service to the region.
Patients with diabetes enrolled on the programme are managed in primary care
with structured specialist support provided to participating practices including
diabetes nurse specialists, enhanced access to dietetic, ophthalmology and
chiropody/podiatry services and ‘fast track’ referral to the vascular services at
Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore. Participating practices also receive
education inputs for GP’s and practice nurses and project management support
for the development of local clinical guidelines, protocols and quality assurance
systems. Structured care for patients with diabetes is now provided in 30 GP
practices comprising 67 GP’s and since the commencement of the programme
over 3,700 patients have been identified as having diabetes and are registered
with participating practices. |
| Keywords: | DIABETES MELLITUS
PUBLIC HEALTH METHODS AND RESEARCH
PUBLIC HEALTH |
| Local subject classification: | AUDIT
PRIMARY CARE |
| Appears in collections: | Public Health
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