Diabetes
Diabetes is a serious, long-term and progressive condition affecting around 1.9 million people in England, as well as around 500,000 people who are thought to have undiagnosed diabetes. This number will increase further by 2010 as obesity becomes more widespread and people live longer.
Research has shown that good quality care for people with diabetes improves their wellbeing, and that long-term complications such as heart problems, kidney damage and blindness can be avoided. We have assessed how well primary care trusts support adults with diabetes to care for themselves.
Find out how healthcare organisations are doing
You can contact our helpline to ask a question or give feedback
Email: feedback@healthcarecommission.org.uk
Helpline telephone: 0845 601 3012
National diabetes audit
Information about the care given to people with diabetes and their outcomes.
National diabetes audit report (opens new window)
Other information
Information for people with diabetes and their carers (pdf 42kb) (opens new window)
National Service Framework for Diabetes (opens new window)
Diabetes UK - national charity providing support to people with diabetes (opens new window)
Overall findings
Most trusts organise services that deliver the basic care for people with diabetes, but they also need to improve the help they offer them to care for themselves.
What patients say
Findings from our national survey indicate that the majority of people with diabetes have had tests to check for complications within the last 12 months.
Improvement is needed in the number of people attending education courses to help manage their diabetes.
