ea0036P43 | (1) | BSPED2014
Kershaw Melanie
, Atkins Marie
, Agwu Chizo
, Bone Alison
, Brown Sabrina
, Brown Jennie
, Hinde Frank
, McCrea Kathryn
, Parakkal Raffeeq
, Reynolds Ash
, Scanlon John
, Salt Gill
, Sparkes Paitra
, Stirling Heather
Objectives: The Department of Health introduced a Best Practice Tariff (BPT) to finance Paediatric Diabetes Services in England, in response to variation in service provision and outcome. The tariff became mandatory in April 2013 and depends on achievement of 13 quality standards (QS). The West Midlands (WM) Region covers an area of 5020 square miles, where 2700 Children with Diabetes receive care from 15 Hospital Trusts who are members of the Regional Paediatric Diabetes Netw...