Full Description
Modern diabetes care requires a great many skills from all members of the diabetes team in order to provide optimum care for patients. This service has to be provided against the background of the GMS contract and the NICE guidelines.In this thoroughly updated and revised fifth edition of Mary MacKinnon's 'bible', Gwen Hall uses her wealth of experience to provide practical, evidence-based guidance on all aspects of the complex and demanding job of managing diabetes in primary care. Includes:The key, need-to-know information about diabetesRules and guidance for the GMS contract, NICE and nurse prescribingPractical information on how to carry out tests, examinations and investigationsEasy-to-teach self-management lessons for your patientsTemplates for patient reference materialsTips, tricks and advice based on Gwen's extensive experience of diabetes care"The best just got better. Treasure it."Eugene Hughes, Chairman, Primary Care Diabetes Europe"The complete guide for the primary health care team."Dr Michael Hall, Former Chairman of Diabetes UK"It is a real contribution to a modern understanding of so many aspects of diabetes."Professor Harry Keen, Former Vice President of Diabetes UK"Anyone reading it will be in very safe hands and feel their confidence in diabetes growing chapter by chapter."Charles Fox, Consultant Physician, Northampton General Hospital
Contents
Part I Diabetes1. Diabetes mellitus in the United Kingdom2. Responsibilities of those involved in the provision of diabetes care3. The General Medical Services contract and practice-based commissioning4. The educational needs of the teamPart II Providing diabetes care5. The diabetes service in general practice6. The practice diabetes register and links with specialist services7. The diagnosis and symptoms of diabetes mellitus8. Providing the service9. Nurse prescibing in diabetes10. Non-medical treatment of diabetes11. Drug and insulin therapy12. Monitoring and control13. Eye care and screening14. Foot care and surveillance15. Aspects of culture relating to diabetes care16. Structured patient education17. Personal diabetes records and care plans18. Living with diabetes19. Auditing carePart III About diabetes20. Diabetes mellitus: a history of the condition21. Type 1 diabetes mellitus22. Type 2 diabetes mellitus23. Other categories of diabetes24. Complications of diabetes25. New insightsAppendicesGlossary
