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ea0095p106 | Diabetes 3 | BSPED2023

‘Getting it right from the start’ – A quality improvement project to reduce inequalities in access to diabetes related technology

Whittaker Rachel , Smith Julie

Background: The National Paediatric Diabetes Audit has identified inequalities in diabetes care. Children and young people (CYP) with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) from both ethnic minority backgrounds and deprived areas are more likely to have reduced access to diabetes technologies and a higher HbA1c. In our service there was an inconsistent approach to the initiation of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) and use of insulin pumps. The introduction of a st...