BACKGROUND: There is now clear evidence that tight control of blood glucose and blood
pressure significantly lowers the risk of complications in both type I and type II diabetes …

Background: Despite many quality improvement trials, diabetes care often remains
suboptimal. Few studies in a primary care setting have investigated the 'real life'association …

BACKGROUND: Audit of diabetic care is becoming common in general practice. Most of this
audit is concerned with structure and process; outcome audit is much more difficult to …

Objectives To determine the quality of diabetes management in primary care after the
publication of the National Service Framework and examine the impact of age, gender and …

OBJECTIVE--To assess patient, doctor, practice, and process of care variables for their effect
on glycaemic control in diabetes mellitus, and to quantify their relative effects. DESIGN …

BACKGROUND: Poole has a well-established system of sharing care of patients with
diabetes between hospital and general practitioners. Very few comprehensive audits of the …

Background Although most people with Type 2 diabetes receive their diabetes care in
primary care, only a limited amount is known about the quality of diabetes care in this …

Abstract Aims of the Audit Commission The Audit Commission has a statutory duty to
promote the best use of public money. It does this through value for money studies, such as …

BACKGROUND: The focus of care for people with diabetes has shifted from hospital to
general practice. Many practices now offer diabetes care via dedicated mini-clinics, shared …

Because the prevalence of type 2 diabetes has increased greatly over the past decade, UK
general practitioners have been encouraged to develop services for people with diabetes …