Diabetes
12th May 2022 | 12.15-1.30pm
Online
FREE
- Available for: GP, ACP, AHP, ANP, Clinical Director, Clinical Pharmacist, ECP, FCP, GP Trainee, HCA, Lead Nurse, Nurse, Paramedic, PCN Managers, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technician, Physician Associate, Practice Manager, Social Prescribing Link Workers
- Funding: Free
- Spaces Remaining: Fully booked - join the waiting list
Low calorie diet pilot training
Session led by GP Dr Kriss Owen clinical lead for diabetes Derby and Derbyshire CCG.
This session will equip you with all the training you need to safely refer patients with type 2 diabetes to the NHSE low calorie diet pilot.
It is suitable for any practice nurse, GP or pharmacist based in a Derbyshire practice.
You do not need to be a prescriber.
If you have any questions about the training or the pilot itself, please contact [email protected]
How to refer eligible participants safely to the NHS Low Calorie Diet Programme:
Participants lose an average of 10.4kg (9.2% of body weight)
For each referral practices can claim £19 and a further £10 if the participant completes the programme by signing up to the SLA (contact [email protected])
What will I learn?
· What is the NHS Low Calorie Diet Programme
· What the participants can expect
· The benefits of the programme
· The inclusion and exclusion criteria
· How to identify potentially eligible participants
· How to identify motivated individuals
· How to manage medications at the point of referral and through the programme
· How to find and complete a referral form
· What SnoMed codes to use
· What payments practices can claim
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