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Diabetes Consultation Aims to Assess Services on the Ground
Diabetes Consultation Aims to Assess Services on the Ground
22 September 2005
Diabetes UK is joining forces with the All Party Parliamentary Group for Diabetes and the Hansard Society to launch a new public online consultation to help assess the state of diabetes healthcare across the UK. The online dialogue aims to give healthcare professionals and people with diabetes the chance to tell the government information about diabetes care from the grassroots. People’s views will form the basis of a report which will be launched in the House of Commons in December.
Benet Middleton, Director of Campaigning at Diabetes UK said, "The best way to assess what is really happening on the ground is to ask people on the frontline. By gathering opinions, we can hold the governments to account and work to ensure that improvements are made. Following on from the success of the Diabetes Dialogue earlier in the year, this second consultation will be the perfect opportunity to assess where progress has been made and where improvements are still needed.”
Comments can be submitted by logging on to www.diabetesdialogue.org.uk between 26 September and 31 October. The discussion will focus around the following key areas: patient education, retinal screening, paediatric care, early identification, psychological and emotional support and a general discussion thread.
Healthcare professionals can also help to ensure as many people as possible have a say by displaying a poster in their surgery or centre. Additional posters are available by calling 0800 585 088.
For further information, please contact Sarah Dickinson on 0207 424 1165 or out of office hours please contact the duty press officer on 07711 176 028.