Issue - meetings

The report provided an update on the progress of implementation of the recommendations of the Health and Adult Services Select Committee in 2012/13.  Collaborators and stakeholders had worked in a very positive manner to start to achieve change. There was still work to be done but there was now a strategic group (the Diabetes Sub-Group of the Planned Care Steering Group) that could take forward the ongoing work.  This included identifying diabetics within high risk groups in primary care and elsewhere and the need for NHS England to address the problem of some underperforming GP practices.

Dr Goriparthi’s advised that work was now being undertaken in a united way with BHRUT and staff based at Porters Avenue were now doing outreach work at GP’s surgeries and this would provide additional training for GP’s and Practice Nurses and ultimately improve patient outcomes.

The Board noted the report and agreed:

(i)  The Diabetes Action Plan had been completed, as set out in table 1 of the report, and was now fit for return to the Health and Adult Services Select Committee.