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 />
3.12 Reducing emergency admissions<br />
3.12.1 Out-of-hours care<br />
Where we want to be:<br />
We want people with diabetes to have access to robust out-of-hours diabetes care.<br />
Why we want to be there:<br />
People with diabetes need access to consistent, co-ordinated and high quality care at all<br />
times. Effective out-of-hours care is fundamental to reducing the number of unplanned<br />
admissions for metabolic emergencies.<br />
The Type 1 Diabetes Short Life Working Group report explores out-of-hours care<br />
services for people with diabetes and looks at the rationale for introducing a dedicated<br />
NHS 24 diabetes service. It is expected that this work could provide a viable alternative<br />
to further rolling out the DiabNet scheme.<br />
Actions we will take:<br />
1. The Scottish Diabetes Group will work with NHS 24 to improve<br />
NHS 24’s services for people with diabetes and develop a dedicated<br />
diabetes pathway (responsibility: Scottish Diabetes Group and NHS 24).<br />
2. The Scottish Diabetes Group will explore, with other organisations,<br />
optimal use of the Emergency Care Summary.<br />
Healthcare Quality Indicators: timely; safe; effective.<br />
3.12.2 Diabetes emergencies<br />
Where we want to be:<br />
We want to reduce or prevent the number of diabetes emergencies.<br />
Why we want to be there:<br />
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hypoglycaemia are major causes of emergency situations<br />
in the community and in hospital.<br />
Reducing hospital admissions of people with diabetes will help NHS Boards achieve the<br />
trajectories they have developed in line with HEAT target T6:<br />
‘to achieve agreed reductions in the rates of hospital admissions and bed days<br />
of patients with primary diagnosis of COPD, Asthma, Diabetes or CHD, from<br />
2006-07 to <strong>2010</strong>-11.’<br />
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