Aim

Objectives/Key Solution Areas

• Save the lives, eyes and limbs of patients with Diabetes

Quality

• Reduction in mortality by 10%.
• Reduction in morbidity ( Reduce; Blindness by 40%, Amputations by 40%, Cardiovascular events by 20%).

Access

• Everyone with Diabetes should access a structure program of care which covers all aspects of their Diabetic care.

Cost

• Reduction in overall bed days by 40,000 per year.     
• Develop a Retinopathy Screening Programme for Diabetes to prevent blindness from diabetes.
• Develop a foot care screening and treatment service to prevent foot ulceration and subsequent amputation.
• Develop an Integrated Care Programme for Diabetes to improve diabetes control
• Develop a National Diabetes Register.
• Develop a Care Package for diabetic children including the Implementation of Insulin Pumps for children.

Deliverables for 2012

Deliverables for 2011

• Commenced phased rollout of a chronic disease management programme for Diabetes – Target completion Q 4.
• Rollout of sub cutaneous CSII for treatment of under 5’s (insulin pumps) - Target completion Q 3.
• Continued implement a National Diabetes Retinopathy Screening Programme - Target completion Q ongoing
• Implement a National Footcare Programme - Target Completion Q 2.
• Develop National Guidelines for Diabetes in Pregnancy - Target Completion Q 4.

• Rollout of National Multidisciplinary Footcare Package
• Rollout of National Diabetes Retinopathy Screening Service
• Development of Business Case for Integrated Care
• Completion of Diabetes Bundle
• Agreement of Preferred Drugs
  

Working Group

Dr. Diarmuid Smith, Programme Lead-Ms. Mairead Gleeson, Programme Manager-Dr. Orlaith O’Reilly, Director of Public Health-Dr. Velma Harkins, GP Lead-Ms. Anna Clarke, DFI Representative-Dr. Sean Dinneen, Consultant Endocrinologist-Dr. James Gibney, DSIG Chair Dublin Mid Leinster-Dr. Diarmuid Quinlan, DSIG Chair HSE South-Dr. Catherine McHugh, DSIG Chair HSE West-Ms. Denise Blanchfield, Advanced Nurse Practionner – Nurse Lead-Mr. Noel Stenson, Pharmacist-Ms. Carmel Devine, Podiatry Manager-Dr. John McDermott, DSIG Chair HSE North East-Ms. Margaret Humphreys, Clinical Specialist Dietician.