Diabetes – Additional Educational Resources and Training


Diabetes Essentials – Provided by the Royal College of Nursing.

  • Use this resource to develop your fundamental knowledge of diabetes mellitus in adults to promote safe, competent and compassionate care for people living with diabetes.

Non-Diabetic Hyperglycaemia and the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme-Provided by RCGP

  • This e-learning module will use a case-study based approach to discuss the evidence behind the NHS DPP and who should be offered referral.

Diabetes UK

  • Are providing free digital CPD e-Learning modules which are RCN-accredited and created to help book personal development.

Cambridge Diabetes Education Programme (CDEP) – contact kernowhealthcic.workforce@nhs.net for access

  • Bite sized diabetes training for health and social care workers, offering 16 topics areas, improving knowledge, boosting confidence and promoting overall safer patient care.

Trend Diabetes – Insulin Safety

  • Trend Diabetes has launched the ‘Insulin Safety: Getting it Right’ e-learning module, which is free to access for all hospital and community trusts and Primary Care Networks (PCNs).

Diabetes on the Net – The Six Steps to Insulin Safety

  • Developed by the Primary Care Diabetes Society, this is a free CPD module for all healthcare professionals who handle, prescribe or administer insulin. Its focus is on insulin use within the primary care setting.

Thrive Tribe Diabetes Prevention

  • A series of bite sized films, articles and animations, designed to help you to help your patients. Learn the communication skills that will enable you to empower patients and put their health back in their hands.

Diabetes Foot Screening – Foot Risk Awareness and Management Education (FRAME)

  • This e-learning resource aims to help standardise diabetes foot screenings performed by any health care professional/worker involved in the care of an individual with diabetes.

Diagnosing Diabetes in Children- Provided by National Young People’s Diabetes Network

  • Following further cases of children presenting in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) after a delayed diagnosis of diabetes, the paediatric diabetes team at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust would be grateful if GPs could complete the e-learning tool on diagnosing diabetes in children.

Hybrid Closed Loops (HCL) Educational Videos – Provided by The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists

Insulin Pump Sick Day Rules – Provided by Cornwall Foundation Trust

NHS England » Children and young people diabetes toolkit Practical advice and guidance for integrated care systems.

Type 2 diabetes and young adults | Diabetes UK

New NHS England programme to improve type 2 diabetes care for people under 40 | Diabetes UK Information from Diabetes UK about the T2Day programme

NHS England » NHS rolls out world-first programme to transform diabetes care for under 40s ‘T2Day: Type 2 Diabetes in the Young’ NHS programme, NHS website

New early onset type 2 diabetes course supports treatment and care for young adults — EDEN A new online, free course on managing early onset type 2 diabetes has been developed for healthcare professionals working with people aged 18 – 39 years living with type 2 diabetes.

NHS England » Language matters: language and diabetes Published August 2023

Obesity UK » Language Matters: Obesity  Language Matters Obesity Published 2020

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/for-professionals/improving-care/good-practice/psychological-care/emotional-health-professionals-guide

 

Free, RCN-accredited learning

 

We’re proud that all five of our standalone modules have been accredited by the Royal College of Nursing, demonstrating both the quality of our learning content and our dedication to your continuing professional development

 

We’ve focused on accrediting our five larger modules, each 60 – 90 minutes long. Don’t miss out, head over to the modules by clicking on the titles below:

 

  • Emotional Wellbeing – Helping you support people living with diabetes with their emotional and psychological wellbeing.
  • Understanding Diabetes – A thorough overview of diabetes, including types, signs and symptoms, and getting the diagnosis right.
  • Type 2 Diabetes Prevention – Helping you understand the social determinants that influence a person’s risk of type 2 diabetes.
  • Type 2 Diabetes Remission – Supporting you to have conversations about diabetes remission with people living with type 2 diabetes.
  • Diabetes Technology– Learn all about diabetes technology, including continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps, smart pens and hybrid closed-loop systems.

 

Flexible learning

Did you know, you can stop and start our modules whenever you like? We know you’re busy, so our modules are broken down into digestible learning sections. Your progress will be saved, so you can easily stop and return to your learning at a time that suits you.

Pick up where you left off today

 

InDependant Diabetes Trust

https://www.iddt.org/publications

Please use this link to access their resources.