Structuring diabetes care in Ireland

The long-term performance of a regional care programme may have national policy implications for tackling the greatest health challenge of the century — diabetes — and a shift of services to primary care, writes Lloyd Mudiwa If implemented nationally, a regional structured disease management programme dedicated to improving the quality of care for patients with diabetes in the community would have implications for the Diabetes ‘Cycle of Care’, including potential to inform how optimal primary care-led care for the condition can be delivered as possible further reforms under a new GP contract continue. This has been backed by the findings…