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NSF for Diabetes, update — year two

Diabetes Group, Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK, cday{at}mededuk.com

To establish standards and improve the delivery of healthcare to people with diabetes in the UK, the Department of Health introduced a Diabetes National Service Framework (NSF). This article outlines progress on this initiative with particular attention to the recently published report covering implementation of the Diabetes NSF over the past two years.

Key Words: diabetes • NSF • networks.

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The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, Vol. 5, No. 2, 103-105 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/14746514050050020901


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