DIABETES ACTION PLAN 2010
Diabetes Action Plan 2010 - Scottish Government
Diabetes Action Plan 2010 - Scottish Government
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<strong>DIABETES</strong> <strong>ACTION</strong> <strong>PLAN</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
QUALITY CARE FOR <strong>DIABETES</strong> IN SCOTLAND<br />
they will support these services and work in partnership with them. For example, Careline<br />
Scotland provides emotional support through telephone and email counselling and<br />
provision of tailored information to people living with diabetes. The Scottish Government<br />
already provides support to the Diabetes UK Scotland Careline service and consideration<br />
needs to be given to a range of support initiatives including peer-to-peer support such as<br />
the buddy service.<br />
PID PAD<br />
The Scottish Diabetes Group has committed £450k to funding the Psychology in<br />
Diabetes, Psychology and Diabetes (PID PAD) project, which will run within six Boards<br />
over the next three years. The project will aim to implant psychological care within<br />
diabetes services through training NHS staff to improve their skills in behaviour change<br />
and psychological support. This initiative provides the opportunity for:<br />
• increased psychological support to people with diabetes;<br />
• integrated care across medical and psychological issues; and<br />
• building a skill base in diabetes within the psychology professions.<br />
SIGN Guideline 116 sets out the evidence base on psychological interventions to help<br />
people achieve better control of their diabetes.<br />
In December 2008, NES published a guide to developing evidence-based<br />
psychological therapies in Scotland: ‘The Matrix’. It contains a section on<br />
heart disease, but not one on diabetes. The Scottish Diabetes Group will<br />
consider whether a diabetes section should be developed.<br />
The ‘Living Better’ initiative organised by the Royal College of General<br />
Practitioners, with Scottish Government funding, aims to improve the<br />
mental health and well-being of people with diabetes and coronary heart<br />
disease. It runs until November <strong>2010</strong> and aims to improve the detection,<br />
assessment and management of depression, anxiety and stress through the<br />
development and implementation of local care pathways. NHS Boards,<br />
through their diabetes MCNs, should roll out the lessons from the pilots.<br />
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