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

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

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

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

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.

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.

The diabetic foot: a 20-year history

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.

Diabetes Specialist Nursing: A profession at breaking point?

The worrying results of a national survey of DSNs.

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.

Another busy year for FDUK: 2016 update

Understanding confidentiality in health care

A new e-learning module for healthcare assistants working with older people with diabetes

Sara Da Costa introduces a free online learning resource for healthcare assistants and allied healthcare professionals working with older people with diabetes.

Training budgets for revalidation: Will pigs fly?

Debbie Hicks discusses the new revalidation process and questions whether training budgets are necessary.

Don’t leave it all to the DSN!

This letter was received in response to Debbie Hick’s editorial in the previous issue: Hicks D (2016) Where have all the DSNs gone? Journal of Diabetes Nursing 20: 198

Where have all the diabetes specialist nurses gone?

Debbie Hicks discusses the value of this specialist profession and asks why numbers are dwindling.

Diabetes in Scotland: Supporting shared diabetes care

We must support the ongoing training and CPD needs of practice nurses

Jane Diggle comments on the lack of opportunity for practice nurses to take part in diabetes training.

Bringing in 2016 with Foot in Diabetes UK

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