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| Housebound older people are missing out on diabetes care | | Author(s) | Angus Forbes, Lucia Morris |
| Journal title | Nursing Times, vol 95, no 14, 7 April 1999 |
| Pages | pp 55-56, 58 |
| Keywords | Diabetes ; Housebound ; District nursing ; General practice ; Coordination ; Projects ; London. |
| Annotation | Older people with diabetes experience a disproportionate amount of morbidity and disability. If given appropriate education and training, district nurses can improve the management of type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus in housebound older people, as outlined in this article concerning a project in a deprived inner-city area in London's East End. The district nursing team developed the service in partnership with practice nurses and a general practitioner (GP), using as a basis the GP's procedure for annual review of patients with diabetes. The project's outcomes and limitations are outlined; and the authors conclude that it could provide a way of ensuring that those who are housebound have access to effective diabetes care. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990707003 A |
| Classmark | CPD: C6: N6: L5: QAJ: 3E: 82L * |
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