Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Across the North West England, following a survey across all Children and Young People’s Diabetes Units, a large number of paediatric diabetes specialist nurses (PDSNs) adjust insulin doses of children and young people with diabetes without a non-medical prescribing qualification (NMP). The majority have no Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in place, which is essential for their indemnity. In the meantime, PDSNs who were waiting to commence the NMP (v300) c...

Background: Advances in insulin pumps and continuous monitoring mean that, where indicated sensor augmented pump therapy (SAPT) can be prescribed for children under NHS care in England. National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) data shows improved diabetes outcomes (in terms of HBA1c) in children managing their diabetes in this way. Use of this technology is significantly lower in children in the lower deprivation quintiles and in patients from non white ethni...