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ea0051p083 | Diabetes | BSPED2017

Introduction of school-based diabetes clinics: QI project to engage frequent non-attenders and improve young people’s self-management

Alins-Sahun Yolanda , Camara Kerry , Gething Kate , Tse Yincent , Gane Jason , Schenk Daniel

Background: Optimizing attendance rates in outpatient’s clinics is important to ensure good clinical care and to avoid waste of scarce medical resources. In 2016, we identified a cohort of 17 teenagers that frequently Do Not Attend (DNA) the Paediatric Diabetes Multidisciplinary Clinics, compromising patient care and reducing compliance with NICE and BPT standards. As this cohort was found to be enrolled in a cluster of 5 schools we explored the benefit of taking diabetes...