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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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RCPCH responds to latest Health Survey for England
4 December 2018
For the first time, The Health Survey looks at links between parent and child obesity. RCPCH responds saying it is a "cycle of life that can have terrible consequences to the health of entire families for generations".