Developing quality structured education in diabetes
Providing award-winning training
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News
DESMOND goes to Australia
DESMOND launched its DESMOND Newly Diagnosed & Foundation Programme in Western Australia in Perth in June 2011. This is a really exciting partnership between NHS DESMOND in the United Kingdom and Diabetes Western Australia (WA). Diabetes WA is an organisation similar to Diabetes UK in that it offers support to people living with diabetes and approached DESMOND in late 2010 for an opportunity to undertake a year’s pilot of the DESMOND Newly Diagnosed & Foundation within their local healthcare setting. Twelve diabetes Educators were trained in June 2011 and they have an opportunity to deliver to 500 patients throughout 2011/2012.
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Open your own DESMOND Web Account for Educators and Coordinators!
We have dedicated secure area for both Educator and Coordinators on this site. This password-protected area will form the first steps of ‘Social Networking’ where you'll have your own messaging system and be able to communicate with other people in the DESMOND Community.
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What they say about us!
What are people who have experienced DESMOND education are saying about us!! Below are links to what other people are saying about DESMOND
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Programmes
How to Order Your Resources?
Due to recent changes in both VAT rates and NHS structure we have had to amend our resource order forms. Please read below before placing an order.
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Diabetes UK 2011 - Huge Success For The DESMOND Programme
The DESMOND National Programme and Research team were extremely well represented at this years Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference (APC). No less that 8 posters were presented on work carried out over the last 12 months and the DESMOND stand was a resounding success.
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Commissioners
Commissioning World class structured Education for people with Diabetes
Commissioning diabetes care should be a strategic process involving a wide range of different people, including patients, carers and clinicians and taking into account the local vision for health and social care in the community.
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Diabetes Community Health Profile Tool
The Yorkshire and Humber Public Health Observatory have a commitment to support the diabetes community by providing timely, quality assured national diabetes health intelligence. They work closely with a range of key stakeholders including NHS Diabetes, Strategic Health Authorities, Primary Care Trusts, Diabetes UK, The Information Centre and many others.
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Professional Development
DESMOND Training Dates
The DESMOND Programme now offers a family of training that consists of our DESMOND 1-day Core training which looks at the philosophy, theories and behaviours that underpin all of our modules. This training is the first step in all Educator training and is also available for anyone looking to find out more about the DESMOND Programme and what makes it stand apart from other diabetes education programmes or for those looking to develop their own education programme or just for general interest.
For those looking to become Educators in any of our modules will then need to attend 1-day module-specific training where they will be issued with a curriculum to be able to deliver patient courses.
Please see below for dates of available training courses and please ensure that applicants meet the criteria as set out in the 'Becoming a DESMOND Educator' specific to the module of choice.
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National Recognition for DESMOND Sites
We are pleased to announce that 2 DESMOND sites have gained national recognition of their outstanding efforts. Aneurin Bevan Health Board made it into the finalists shortlist at the NHS Wales Awards 2011 and Mizen Primary Care Team, West Cork have been awarded a poster presentation at the annual conference for the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists.
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Quality Development: Who to Contact
Are you a DESMOND Educator? Where are you on our Quality Development (QD) pathway? Want to get your mentoring visit booked?
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Yorkshire Regional Network Meeting
On 12th May 12 members of the Yorkshire Regional Network met for the second time following its first meeting back in September 2009
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Research
‘A Safer Ramadan’ group education in Leicester
Do you have Type 2 diabetes?
Are you aware that Ramadan is happening in the summer time and that fasting hours are longer?
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A major new study looking at the prevention of Type 2 diabetes - Let’s Prevent
A Randomised Controlled Study for the Prevention of Diabetes using an Educational Intervention and Continuous Support Programme in those with Pre-Diabetes in a Multi Ethnic Population.
Let's Prevent is funded by a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Programme Grant and is the first randomised controlled study looking at whether an educational lifestyle programme (of diet and exercise) can prevent those with a condition called pre-diabetes going on to develop diabetes.
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Whats Happening in Research
The research team is very active. The DESMOND Monitoring Study, funded by Diabetes UK, has stopped recruiting participants and is now in the follow-up stage.
The Lay Educator Study, another study funded by Diabetes UK, is currently at the referral stage.
DESMOND is involved in a number of studies funded by the National Institute for Health Research CLAHRC* for Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland.
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