News from our partners: Experiences of diabetic care and support
News from our partners Healthwatch Shropshire
Healthwatch Shropshire wants to hear from people with diabetes, or who are at risk of developing diabetes, about their experiences of care and support.
Organisations within the local ICS (Integrated Care System), including NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and public health bodies, are looking at ways these services can be improved with the help of patient feedback.
Healthwatch Shropshire are working to gather patient experience of their current care to ensure that the patient voice is at the centre of future developments.
Healthwatch Shropshire want to know if patients are receiving this care. People can fill the survey out online, https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/HWS_diabetes/ or ring Healthwatch Shropshire on 01743 237884 and a member of the team will take them through the questions.
Emily Marston, Project Officer, Transformation and System Commissioning for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, said:-
“There are approximately 30,000 people living with diabetes across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and this number is increasing. In 2030 the number of people living with Diabetes across the UK is predicted to reach 5.5 million (Diabetes UK, 2022).
“To address the rising prevalence of diabetes in our community, we want to develop diabetic care pathways with a vision of improving the lives and treatment outcomes for patients affected by diabetes or those at risk of developing it.”
Lynn Cawley, Chief Officer of Healthwatch Shropshire, said:-
“We are really pleased to be working with organisations from the ICS to ensure that patient experience helps to inform decisions as services change.”
Healthwatch Shropshire is the independent health and social care champion in Shropshire. It gathers the views and experiences of patients, service users, carers, and the general public about services including hospitals, GPs, mental health services, community health services, pharmacists, opticians, residential care and children’s services. It also has statutory powers that it can use to influence service provision by encouraging improvements.
