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The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease
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The Diabetes Care Technician

Jonathan Roland

Peterborough and Stamford NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough Hospitals NHS Trust, Edith Cavell Hospital, Bretton Gate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9GZ, UK, jonathan.roland{at}pbh-tr.nhs.uk

Mimi Hills

Peterborough and Stamford NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough Hospitals NHS Trust, Edith Cavell Hospital, Bretton Gate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9GZ, UK

Jo Hood

Greater Peterborough Primary Care Partnership, 2nd Floor, Town Hall, Peterborough, PE1 1FA, UK

Kerri Ellis

Greater Peterborough Primary Care Partnership, 2nd Floor, Town Hall, Peterborough, PE1 1FA, UK

Dr Jonathan Roland and colleagues describe an innovative addition to the diabetes care team. A new role, the Diabetes Care Technician (DCT), has been developed, evaluated and implemented in Peterborough. This role is highly cost effective, obtainable and a quality improving contribution to the Diabetes National Service Framework (NSF) implementation.

Key Words: diabetes care technician • health care assistant • diabetes annual review.

References

  • Testing Times: A review of diabetes services in England and Wales. The Audit Commission 2000.
  • The Changing Workforce Programme. The NHS Modernisation Agency. www.nhs.uk/modernnhs/cwp
  • National Service Framework for Diabetes: Standards. Department of Health 2001.

The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, Vol. 4, No. 4, 278-280 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/14746514040040041201
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