Workforce issues - DiabetesontheNet

PCDS News: State of the Nations survey findings

A preview of the main findings from the PCDS’s nationwide survey and the national perspectives from around the UK.

18 Nov 2018

The evolving role of pharmacists in primary care diabetes

An outline of the progress being made in incorporating pharmacists into the primary care diabetes team.

22 Aug 2018

PCDS News: The State of the Nations: a survey into the management of diabetes in primary care

A request for primary healthcare professionals to participate in a new PCDS initiative.

22 Aug 2018

The Diabetes Multidisciplinary Team: Successful integration of a clinical pharmacist into a diabetes practice team: First-hand experience shared

The first in an occasional series on the roles and responsibilities of colleagues within the multidisciplinary diabetes team looks at the integration of a clinical pharmacist into a general practice diabetes team.

8 Mar 2018

Inpatient nursing staff knowledge on hypoglycaemia management

A study of healthcare professionals' knowledge of hypoglycaemia management in hospital.

2 Mar 2018

Assessment of diabetes knowledge among healthcare assistants in a district general hospital inpatient setting

A study of healthcare assistants' understanding of blood glucose targets in an inpatient setting.

29 Nov 2017

The political case for the diabetic foot: an update from the Diabetes Think Tank

6 Nov 2017

Glucagon availability and training in Yorkshire and the Humber: A survey and a new consensus guideline

11 Oct 2017

Promised nursing placements fail to materialise despite loss of bursaries

Debbie Hicks predicts problems as the Government has not funded degree places or training placements.

25 Sep 2017

Exploration of diabetes knowledge among registered nurses working in an NHS Trust

The authors review nurses’ actual and perceived knowledge, and reflect on practice.

25 Sep 2017

How time flies … the 10th year of the Scottish Diabetes Foot Action Group

21 Sep 2017

The worldwide implementation of the ‘Train the Foot Trainer’ programme

21 Jun 2017

Is anyone going to look after the nurses in their manifestos?

An outline of what the three main parties have outlined for nurses in their manifestos.

8 Jun 2017

Is it time for a review of the skill mix within the diabetes inpatient specialist nurse team?

The authors describe their Trust's experience recruiting Diabetes Clinical Assistants to supplement its DISN posts.

8 Jun 2017

The diabetic foot: a 20-year history

30 Mar 2017

TREND-UK meets with the Chief Nurse: Challenges for diabetes nursing in the future

Debbie Hicks meets with the Chief Nursing Office for England to discuss the challenges faced by the diabetes specialist nursing profession.

21 Feb 2017

Diabetes Specialist Nursing: A profession at breaking point?

The worrying results of a national survey of DSNs.

30 Jan 2017

The Five Year Forward View: What does it mean for nurses?

the development of a simple automated text-messaging system to support young people with diabetes in their self-care.

1 Dec 2016