Applications Open for the HIN’s First Diabetes Quality Improvement Programme

The South West London (SWL) Diabetes Quality Improvement (QI) Programme offers GP practices help to make improvements to their diabetes care, by providing practices with practical support from a facilitator with a clinical background, to review their approach to diabetes care, and create an action plan for quality improvement.

This will be supplemented by a series of webinars to refresh clinical knowledge around diabetes and update on local guidelines and referral pathways. The webinars will also share examples of excellent practice from south London and beyond.

This programme builds on work that has been developed with the involvement of healthcare professionals across South West London, and tested locally at a small number of practices. Recognising the interconnected nature of cardiometabolic disease the ambition is to scale this as a multiple long term conditions approach in future years, and within the programme this year we will also provide access to learning and tools which are applicable to support all people living with cardiometabolic health conditions.

We are in the process of applying for CPD accreditation for this programme.

Benefits to practice:

• Efficiency – a reduction in the cost of diabetes care through improved processes
• Refreshed clinical knowledge and improved staff experience of care
• Support achieving financial incentives, eg QOF targets for diabetes
• Exploration of new models of care

Benefits to the diabetes population:

• Patient satisfaction through streamlined processes
• Better health and quality of life outcomes for people with diabetes and other long-term conditions
• Increased engagement of patients with their healthcare

Requirements

• Applications for this programme have now closed.
• The programme is open to all SWL GP practices. There are 40 places available which will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
• There is no cost but participating practices are asked to commit to:
  • attendance at learning events and webinars
  • formation and meeting of a practice ‘diabetes working group’ (DWG)
  • meeting with your improvement facilitator
  • practice senior support and sign-off

Details

• The programme starts on 21 June
• The programme consists of:
  • five learning events and webinars;
  • practical support for your practice from improvement facilitators;
  • six optional clinical webinars