Diabetes management and Prescription drug volume monitoring
Councillor Robbie Gallagher asked the following questions:-
Can the HSE give an overview of where it currently stands with regard to
its planning for a disease management programme in the area of diabetes?
Cllr. Robbie Gallagher
Response:
Prof Richard Firth has just been appointed as Clinical Lead of the National Diabetes Programme in the National Directorate of Quality & Clinical Care under Dr. Barry White. The National Diabetes Programme is beginning its work under the following prioritised headings:
- National Diabetes Retinopathy Screening Programme.
- National Diabetes Register.
- Implementation of Foot Care Initiatives to reduce A&E and hospital admissions with foot problems.
- Implementation of an Integrated Care System for Diabetes in HSE Areas to achieve better outcomes for people with diabetes.
- Strategies to improve diabetes control and risk reductions to prevent diabetic complications (e.g. to rationalise Insulin Pump Therapy particularly in young children).