The Year of Care for diabetes is a three-year programme, delivered in partnership with the Department of Health, The Health Foundation and the National Diabetes Support Team.
The Year of Care approach is currently being piloted by three sites: Calderdale and Kirklees PCTs, NHS North of Tyne and Tower Hamlets PCT. These sites aim to:
- Establish care planning in routine practice.
- Identify sections of the local diabetes population by potential need for services and support for self care.
- Develop new and existing providers to support self care.
- Systematically link individuals’ needs and goals into population level commissioning.
- Explore the costs and benefits of providing these services and support.
The feasibility phase was successful concluded in August 2008 and a report published in the autumn. The implementation phase will run through until 2010. An independent evaluation is assessing the impact of the approach. For more information about the programme, the pilot sites or the evaluation, please contact James Thomas at yearofcare@diabetes.org.uk.