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Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic and progressive disease that has an impact upon almost every aspect of life.
The 12 standards of the Diabetes National Service Framework cover all aspects of diabetes care and prevention. Together with the Delivery Strategy, it set out a ten-year programme of change and improvement to raise the quality of services and reduce unacceptable variations.
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Five years of delivering the Diabetes NSF
The Diabetes NSF set out the first set of national standards for the care of people with diabetes. This report highlights progress over the first five years of the NSF Delivery Strategy, marking the half-way point of the implementation period.
Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
Data from Local Delivery Plan Returns shows that, by December 2007, 85.7 percent of people diagnosed with diabetes had been offered screening for diabetic retinopathy in the previous twelve months. The screening offered met stringent national clinical standards of quality and safety.
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Meet the new National Clinical Director for Diabetes
National Diabetes Support Team
The NDST was set up to support healthcare professionals as they strive to implement the Diabetes National Service Framework (NSF) standards.
National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines
Clinical guidelines for diabetes, published in 2002 and 2004.
NHS Evidence: Diabetes
A unique resource aimed at supporting healthcare professionals by providing high quality information on all aspects of diabetes.
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