PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Andrew Solomon
AU  - Stella George
AU  - Samer Al-Sabbagh
AU  - Jalini Joharatnam
AU  - Debbie Stanisstreet
AU  - Anne Currie
AU  - Dawn Hardy
AU  - Carolyn Jones
AU  - Manjumol Abraham
AU  - Lynn Barker
AU  - Bev Summerhayes
AU  - Margaret Ford
AU  - Linda Chapman
AU  - Laura O’Donnell
AU  - Felicity Kaplan
AU  - Ken Darzy
AU  - Ben Zalin
AU  - Peter Winocour
TI  - A seven-day diabetes service for inpatients and the emergency department in an acute hospital setting – the East and North Herts Diabetes Outreach Team (DOT)
AID  - 10.7861/futurehosp.14.024
DP  - 2014 Oct 01
TA  - Future Hospital Journal
PG  - 100--102
VI  - 1
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/1/2/100.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/1/2/100.full
SO  - Future Hosp J2014 Oct 01; 1
AB  - There is evidence that all hospital-based care needs to improve across 7 days. Inpatients with diabetes require better specialist attention and improved clinical outcomes. The East and North Herts inpatient diabetes service has responded to this challenge with care now delivered by consultants and diabetes nurses, 365 days per year. We set out to provide a prospectively measurable improvement in ascertainment of appropriate patients alongside a ‘care bundle’ to ensure they receive a better quality experience. We also set out to document quantifiable changes in clinical data. A seven-day service is now in place and provides a variety of benefits to both professionals and patients alike.