Quality Standards for Diabetes Care Toolkit

Implementation examples / innovations

Refer to Standards 9, 10, and 11.

Assessment tools

Structure

Evidence of local arrangements to ensure that people with diabetes with serious or progressive complications have timely access to expert/specialist help.

Process

(a) The proportion of people with diabetes with serious or progressive complications recalled for regular assessment within the past 12 months.

Numerator	The number of people in the denominator recalled for assessment within the past 12 months
Denominator	The number of people with diabetes with serious or progressive complications

(b) The proportion of people with serious or progressive complications referred to specialist services for management advice (this may be face-to-face or virtual).

Numerator	The number of people in the denominator referred to specialist services for assessment and management advice within the past 12 months
Denominator	The number of people with diabetes with serious or progressive complications

See also:

high risk foot (see Standards 11 and 12)

renal disease (see Standard 10)

eye disease (see Standard 9).