Quality Standards for Diabetes Care Toolkit

Definitions

Appropriately trained staff: those with specific competencies in caring for people with diabetes (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence 2011).

Expert diabetes team

Specialist diabetes teams will be multidisciplinary, usually comprising physicians, nurses, podiatrists, dietitians, pharmacists and clinical psychologists, all of whom should have received extensive training accredited at a national level. The roles of specialist diabetes teams include direct delivery of clinical outpatient and inpatient care, leadership and coordination across whole system diabetes care, provision of education and training, and research and innovation (Goenka et al 2011, p 1495).