Virtual clinics: Two for the price of one!
DPC Vol 12 Issue 4 2010
A look at the use and potential cost-effectiveness of virtual clinics in the Birmingham area.
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Virtual clinics: An opportunity for integrated diabetes care
DPC Vol 12 Issue 4 2010
Chronic conditions management, such as that for diabetes, is often shared between primary and secondary care. With increasing demand on services, better and more efficient methods of seamlessly working together and caring for individuals closer to ho...  
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Providing targeted education in primary care to reduce hospital admissions
DPC Vol 12 Issue 3 2010
Diabetes education and support within primary care has the potential to reduce hospital admissions and outpatient referrals to secondary care. Within the Edinburgh area, a study was undertaken to determine the needs of healthcare professionals and to...  
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The importance of dietetic services
DPC Vol 12 Issue 2 2010
A look at effectively delivering this key area of diabetes care.
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Delivering a diabetes dietetic service across primary and secondary care
DPC Vol 12 Issue 2 2010
Bradford is the most socially deprived area of West Yorkshire (Noble et al, 2007) and has a diabetes prevalence of 5.3% (Bradford Observatory – Public Health, 2009). To meet the needs of this demographic, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation ...  
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Why aren’t there more primary care DSNs?
DPC Vol 12 Issue 1 2010
A discussion on the value of specialist diabetes nursing in the community....  
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