Minding the gap: the provision of psychological support and care for people with diabetes in the UK
- Author:
- DIABETES UK
- Publisher:
- Diabetes UK
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 88p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This reports results of a detailed survey of the availability of psychological care for people with diabetes in the UK. The survey examined all 464 diabetes services in the UK using postal questionnaires. Findings include that 85% of people with diabetes in the UK have either no defined access to psychological support and care, or at best only in the form of local generic services. Many Diabetes Multidisciplinary Teams (MDT) lack basic elements of care relating to psychological needs. It concludes with recommendations for developing services, commissioning services, staff skills and training and development of tools and guidelines.
- Subject terms:
- mental health care, mental health services, multidisciplinary services, questionnaires, access to services, diabetes;
- Content type:
- research
- Location(s):
- United Kingdom
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