Quality Standards for Diabetes Care Toolkit

Structure

Evidence of local arrangement s for screening people with mental health conditions for diabetes.

Process

The proportion of people with mental health conditions on an antipsychotic medication who have been screened for diabetes in the past 12 months.

Numerator	The number of people in the denominator who have been screened for diabetes in the past 12 months
Denominator	The number of people with mental health conditions on an antipsychotic medication

Resources

Depression.org

Depression is more than just a low mood – it can be a serious illness. But with the right help and support it is possible to get through it. This website has been created to help people understand more about depression so they can find a way through it. Everyone’s experience of depression is different so take some time to explore the site and find what is going to work for you.

http://depression.org.nz/.

Best Practice Advocacy Centre (BPAC)
news page www.bpac.org.nz/BPJ/2013/June/news.aspx.

Beating the Blues: online cognitive behavioural therapy for mild to moderate depression.
Beating the Blues^® is an evidence-based, online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) programme for the treatment of people with mild and moderate depression. The Ministry of Health has funded the Beating the Blues^® E-therapy tool for the assessment and treatment of mild to moderate depression for use in primary care nationwide. Beating the Blues^® is offered free of charge to general practices and some non-government organisations involved in primary care services. The benefits of the Beating the Blues^® E-therapy tool include:

immediate access to CBT for patients with depression and/or anxiety

evidence-based therapy with no known adverse effects

clinical outcomes achieved similar to those of face-to-face therapy

requires minimal clinical input – supports clinical oversight

higher patient satisfaction with treatment than with usual care.

For assistance on how to register or for further information, please contact Andy Whittington of the E-Therapy Project Team: [e-mail] or visit: www.beatingtheblues.co.nz/.

eCHAT is a research-validated screening tool for the systematic screening of risky behaviours and mood problems that negatively impact on patients’ health and wellbeing.

The eCHAT is the electronic Case-finding and Help Assessment Tool. It can be accessed at: www.myhealthscreentrx.com/.

The Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs (DAWN) Study/Programme

A variety of validated tools to support effective dialogue with people with diabetes and for assessing and addressing psychological needs are available from the DAWN study website: www.dawnstudy.org/ToolsAndResources/DialogueTools.asp.