Diabetes care - progress against national priorities: commitments - 2021 to 2026

Diabetes Improvement – Moving Forward

This report highlights the progress that has been made to diabetes care, treatment and support over the last five years. Under every priority, we have seen significant development, improvement and growth. The Scottish Diabetes Group (SDG) provides oversight of these initiatives and its subgroups have been instrumental in driving many of the developments. Upon reflection of these improvements in diabetes care, we have come to understand the crucial role of the SCI-Diabetes data. Access to real time data at a local, regional and national level has allowed us to track progress and identify areas of opportunity. We also have a well-established Managed Clinical Network which has allowed regular, collaborative planning for all of the improvement projects. It is thanks to these various group and our wider stakeholders, including Diabetes Scotland and the Type-1 charity, JDRF, that we have been able to see the results outlined in this paper.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented impact on diabetes care and services. Although we have made significant progress to date, we are aware that many challenges remain. Our Diabetes Improvement Plan 2021 – 2026 outlines the actions we will take in order to tackle these challenges. Although the pandemic has added additional strain to services, it has also provided substantial opportunity to renew, reshape and restructure. We will learn from the projects we delivered from 2014 to 2020 and move into a new era of diabetes improvement with experience and ambition.