TY - JOUR
T1 - Delivering a diabetes inpatient specialist nursing service
T2 - The Aintree experience
AU - Alabraba, Victoria
AU - Floyd, Elizabeth
AU - Wallymahmed, Maureen
PY - 2010/10/31
Y1 - 2010/10/31
N2 - There are approximately 2.6 million people with diabetes in the UK, with the number expected to rise to over 4 million by 2025 (Diabetes UK, 2010a). As this number increases, it is inevitable that the burden on the NHS will also increase, resulting in more people with diabetes being admitted to hospital. This article describes the workload of the diabetes inpatient specialist nurse team at Aintree University Hospital over a 6-month period. The authors discuss reasons for referral to this service, and evaluate the benefits of having a dedicated inpatient diabetes service. The authors conclude that such a service should be available routinely within all UK hospitals.
AB - There are approximately 2.6 million people with diabetes in the UK, with the number expected to rise to over 4 million by 2025 (Diabetes UK, 2010a). As this number increases, it is inevitable that the burden on the NHS will also increase, resulting in more people with diabetes being admitted to hospital. This article describes the workload of the diabetes inpatient specialist nurse team at Aintree University Hospital over a 6-month period. The authors discuss reasons for referral to this service, and evaluate the benefits of having a dedicated inpatient diabetes service. The authors conclude that such a service should be available routinely within all UK hospitals.
KW - Diabetes inpatient specialist nurse
KW - Inpatient care
KW - Patient education
KW - Referral
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M3 - Article (journal)
AN - SCOPUS:78650338661
SN - 1368-1109
VL - 14
SP - 388
EP - 392
JO - Journal of Diabetes Nursing
JF - Journal of Diabetes Nursing
IS - 10
ER -
