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Take action

Take action

The place to come for the latest Diabetes Voices news, information and opportunities to raise your voice.

If no opportunities are displayed then watch this space, as they do arise regularly.

Download the latest Raise Your Voice newsletter

For news and updates on Diabetes Voices, download the Raise Your Voice newsletter.

New free training for Diabetes Voices

Book your place on one of our new "How you can help improve diabetes services" workshops and get the confidence and skills you need to make a difference where you live.

Do people in your area get enough test strips to manage their diabetes?

You can ask decision makers to make sure that people where you live have access to the blood glucose monitoring test strips they need.

Does your child have diabetes? Tell us about your experience of diabetes care in schools

Next year sees Diabetes UK launch the third phase of our children and young people’s campaign; this phase is all about diabetes in schools. To help us plan the campaign, we’d really like to hear about the experiences you’ve had.

New materials available to help you spread the word

We've made it a bit easier for you to spread the word about Diabetes Voices, and have produced some new postcards which we hope will help you promote the network to others.

Do you live in England or Wales, and want to be involved in an important national group about diabetes care?

This is an exciting opportunity for people living with diabetes to get involved in the National Diabetes Audit.

Tell us what’s happening on the ground

We need your help to find out what is happening on the ground with diabetes services across the UK.

Get involved with the Tesco Big Collection weekend

We’re looking for Team Leader volunteers to coordinate the Big Collection Weekend in October at their local Tesco.

Does your area measure up?

Get information about how Diabetes care in your area measures up with the rest of the UK.

Are you getting the support you need? A Diabetes UK survey

Do you feel you have the right information, skills and support from your diabetes healthcare team to enable you to look after your own diabetes? Please spare a few minutes to complete this short survey.

Healthwatch: have your say about your local NHS services and care

Healthwatch is the new consumer champion, putting patients and public first and giving citizens more say and strengthening the collective voice of local people, giving them influence nationally.

Support Diabetes UK's children’s campaign

Take action to ensure that children with diabetes receive the 10 Type 1 essentials.

Are you at a point of influence?

Do you sit on a Patient Participation Group, Healthwatch or other user involvement group? Each month we will give you ideas of diabetes issues that you can raise on this point of influence. It may be that you already have plenty of issues to raise, but if you are looking for different things to say, this is for you.

National Diabetes Audit (NDA) Patient summary published

Diabetes UK has recently published an NDA summary report, "Quality Diabetes Care: Are services in England measuring up?"

Support our 15 healthcare essentials campaign

Help improve care for everyone living with diabetes – support our 15 healthcare essentials campaign.

Take action to support the Diabetes UK Cymru foot campaign

Diabetes UK Cymru would like to know about your local foot care services.

Provision of blood glucose test strips

Make sure GP practices in your area are providing adequate test strips for self-monitoring of blood glucose to people with Type 1 diabetes.

Implementing Local Diabetes Networks

Help improve diabetes services by getting commissioners, healthcare professionals and people with diabetes working together in a local diabetes network.

Parliamentary meetings

Would you be interested in attending parliamentary meetings in Westminster?

Help us raise awareness of the 4 Ts of diabetes

Take action to get children the care they need.

Share your stories

Your experience can help other people get involved and campaign effectively.

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