Foot care service for people with diabetes
This commissioning guide provides support for the local implementation of NICE clinical guidelines through commissioning, and is a resource to help health professionals in England to commission an effective foot care service for adults and children with diabetes mellitus.
This commissioning guide should be read in conjunction with the following NICE guidance:
- NICE clinical guideline CG10 ‘Type 2 diabetes: prevention and management of foot problems’
- NICE clinical guideline CG15 ‘Type 1 diabetes: diagnosis and management of type 1 diabetes in children, young people and adults’.
The clinical guidelines cover clinical and cost effectiveness in detail and underpin the content of this guide.
- uses the NICE clinical guideline CG10 on type 2 diabetes - foot care to inform the care of people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as the national full clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of type 1 diabetes in adults recommends ‘following the type 2 diabetes guideline for foot care’ in the management of foot ulceration and associated risk factors
- makes the case for commissioning a foot care service for people with diabetes (adults and children)
- specifies service requirements
- helps you determine local service levels
- helps you ensure corporate and quality assurance.
The full text of this commissioning guide is openly available, and is accessed from the navigation menu on the left of the screen. The associated commissioning tool is designed to support the guide, and is currently available to primary care organisations in England. For information governance reasons, registration is required to access the tool. Go to the commissioning tool page to register for access and to log in.
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