Diabetes service provision in primary care

Diabetes Care Provision in UK Primary Care Practices

BACKGROUND Although most people with Type 2 diabetes receive their diabetes care in primary care, only a limited amount is known about the quality of diabetes care in this setting. We investigated the provision and receipt of diabetes care delivered in UK primary care. METHODS Postal surveys with all healthcare professionals and a random sample of 100 patients with Type 2 diabetes from 99 UK ...

Diabetes services and care provision

D iabetes mellitus are rising rapidly in worldwide despite advancing diabetic modalities and services. This is depicted by a recent study were conducted to improve presented services for diabetic children (1). In this study questionnaire were provided and sent to more than 400 clinicians that took care of diabetic children are less than 16 years old and young diabetic individuals in the United ...

Implementation of "Chronic Care Model" for Diabetes Care in Iranian Primary Health Care: Does it work?

Objective: Traditional health care systems were not capable to face successfully with chronic diseases including diabetes mellitus. In this regard, the Chronic Care Model or CCM was created to promote quality of care. The aim of this study was to examine whether establishment of chronic care model, with focus on diabetic patients, has led to clinically significant outcomes in Iran. Materials a...

Provision of primary care in different countries.

Systematic review of recent innovations in service provision to improve access to primary care.

BACKGROUND In England, there are particularly pressing problems concerning access to adequate primary care services. Consequently, innovative ways of delivering primary care have been introduced to facilitate and broaden access. AIMS The aim of this study was to review the evidence of seven recent innovations in service provision to improve access or equity in access to primary care, by perfo...