Diabetes Care

Researchers from University of Birmingham detail new studies and findings in the area of diabetes care

Published in Blood Weekly, November 6th, 2008

According to a study from Birmingham, the United Kingdom, "General practice characteristics are important for healthcare providers to maximise outcomes. Although different aspects of general practice characteristics have been studied previously, the impact of practice size on the delivery of care has been sparsely studied, particularly in relation to diabetes care."

"This brief report presents a longitudinal study in Shropshire (66 practices, 16 858 patients with diabetes) to assess the impact of practice size on diabetes care before and after implementation of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF). Achievement of glycaemic control targets was better before the QOF...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2008-11-06)

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