Diabetes

Diabetes UK - Harry Keen Intermediate Clinical Fellowship [CLOSED]

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/research/for-researchers/apply-for-a-grant/harry-ke…

Allows outstanding medically or clinically qualified professionals, including nurses, pharmacists and members of the Allied Health Professions, who have gained a PhD or equivalent (eg MD (Res)), to establish themselves as independent researchers with a view to a long-term career as a clinical research leader in the field of diabetes.

Award programme/theme

Fellowship (award type)

Maximum duration

5 years

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Diabetes Quality Programme - who we are

This programme ran from April 2018 to March 2023. The staff team was supported by a range of stakeholders across England and Wales.

Diabetes

Quality improvement

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Diabetes Quality Programme - Peer review

As part of the Quality Assurance stream of the programme, all participating Paediatric Diabetes Units received a peer review. A multidisciplinary team of peers spoke with the service team, relevant colleagues, patients and families to determine compliance against the standards and to identify areas ...

Diabetes

Quality improvement

Service design

Networks for health services

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Diabetes Quality Programme - Self-assessment and External Verification

Each participating paediatric diabetes unit (PDU) provided an annual self assessment against the Programme measures. This informed the peer review visit and enabled PDUs and the programme to track and report on progress and identify common areas for improvement.

Diabetes

Quality improvement

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Diabetes Quality Programme - Quality Improvement Collaborative

Our QI Collaborative supported multidisciplinary teams over a nine-month training programme to share processes and develop new models of care to improve health outcomes.

Diabetes

Quality improvement

News

NPDA report published

9 May 2019

The new 2017-18 National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) report shows continued improvement in some aspects of diabetes care, but also highlights persistent variability in outcomes across England and Wales: more work is required to reduce inequality.

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“UK is lagging behind” – RCPCH responds to Nuffield Trust report

20 February 2019

The Nuffield Trust and the Association for Young People's Health have today published the first ever international comparison of young people's health measures over time, comparing the UK to 18 other high-income countries. Professor Russell Viner, President of the RCPCH, responds.

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UK standards for paediatric endocrinology: BSPED (endorsed)

These standards, first published in 2019 and updated in 2024, apply to all children and young people aged 0-18 years with an endocrine condition (including growth, hormonal, bone and mineral disorders). They are intended for healthcare professionals and for service commissioners to plan, deliver and...

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Welsh Government unveils proposals to tackle obesity

17 January 2019

RCPCH's Officer for Wales welcomes the focus the proposals place on children and the early years but calls on the Government to move quickly to support children who need weight management support now.

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National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) PREM report

The PREM is a Patient/Parent Reported Experience Measure, with data collected via online surveys in multiple languages. The NPDA's first PREM is on First Year of Care; it ran between July 2023 and January 2024, with a national report published in November 2024.

Endocrinology

Diabetes

Patient experience