Developing quality structured education in diabetes
Providing award-winning training
A Safer Ramadan: An exciting new initiative to support safer fasting and feasting
During Ramadan 2010 a new education programme for people with Type 2 Diabetes will be available in Leicester, Preston, Harrow, Reading and Kirklees. This pilot project is the start for a full programme that will run next year in preparation for that year’s Ramadan. ...
News
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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DESMOND Trainer appointed to British Dietetic Association’s English Board
Cheryl Taylor, one of DESMOND’s most influential Trainers and a respected dietitian in her own right, has recently been appointed to the newly established English Board of the British Dietetic Association.
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DESMOND – who we are and what we do!
DESMOND is a name that crops up frequently in the world of diabetes. Sometimes it’s associated with myths and misconceptions. So, to put the record straight, who are we? And what do we actually do?
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Programmes
Walking Away from Diabetes - a new initiative for those at risk
Walking Away is a new programme for those at risk of developing diabetes, which supports the aims of the government’s new vascular checks programme. It is a good example of a simple, but effective, intervention aimed at improving cardiovascular health.
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The DESMOND Programme just keeps on growing!
DESMOND is now THE structured education programme of choice for over 110 healthcare organisations across Great Britain and Ireland, for people with Type 2 diabetes.
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DESMOND National Office - who we are?
The core activities which support DESMOND in health organisation sites comes from Bernie Stribling, National Manager, Alison Harding, National Coordinator and Sumaiya Kolia, Administrator.
Collectively we may be a small team, but we are here at the end of a phone, or an email, and willing to answer queries, and help and support training.
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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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Professional Development
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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Your new Curriculum
You may have heard that the original DESMOND Newly Diagnosed & Foundation Modules have been refreshed and revised into a new edition. We are pleased to say that this process is now complete and that all current Educators can now access their copies of the 4th edition.
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Improved quality development pathway for Educators
While renewing the DESMOND Curriculum for the Newly Diagnosed and Foundation modules, we have taken the opportunity to review the Quality Development (QD) pathway for Educators.
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Research
Whats Happening in Research
The research team is very active. TheDESMOND 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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Do lay people make good Educators? Our Lay Educator study aims to find out!
It’s been a very exciting time in our Lay Educator research study during the last 12 months, and we’ve made great progress from the early beginnings in 2008.
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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 aNational 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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