MANAGING DIABETES
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The aims of diabetes care are to ensure effective detection, management and treatment for people with diabetes and to provide equity of care in a co-ordinated manner across Primary, Secondary and Tertiary care throughout the region.
Aims
- To promote high standards of care in NHS Highland
- To facilitate integration of care of people with diabetes in general practice
- To improve quality of life of people with diabetes by early detection and treatment of the disease
- To minimise the morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes
Objectives
- The identification and registration of all people with diabetes
- The maintenance of a diabetes register for NHS Highland
- To offer all people with diabetes a high standard of care, including annual review in a primary or secondary care clinic
- To consider referral of appropriate people for specialist assessment
- To audit the care of people with diabetes by following well defined and agreed protocols.
