Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD): survey of specialist diabetes care services in the UK, 2000. 2. Workforce issues, roles and responsibilities of diabetes specialist nurses

• Published in: Diabetic medicine Vol. 19; no. s4; pp. 27 - 31
• Main Authors: Winocour, P. H., Ford, M., Ainsworth, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science, Ltd 01.07.2002
• Subjects: diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus - nursing; Diabetes Mellitus - psychology; education; Health Care Surveys; Humans; national service framework; Nurse Clinicians; Nurse's Role; Nursing Staff; Patient Education as Topic; Societies, Medical; specialist nurses; United Kingdom

Aim To examine the provision and role of diabetes specialist nurses (DSNs), and the content of patient education programmes in the UK. Method A postal survey of secondary care providers of diabetes services in the UK in 2000. Results Following two reminders, a 77% response rate demonstrated 2.5 (med...