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Diabetes research network petition

cally

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Type of diabetes
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I have copied this from the Diabetes Research network update.Seems like a brilliant idea to me so please use link below to sign petition.

We are campaigning for the central funding of a national structured education programme for diabetics. We believe that a properly funded programme would ensure that the highest common denominator applies to the treatment of diabetic patients. The “diabetes in adults quality standard” proposes ‘structured education programmes that fulfil the nationally agreed criteria from the time of diagnosis’. Studies show clinically and statistically significant improvement in glycaemic control, without increased severe hypoglycaemia; quality of life and treatment satisfaction resulting from one course which also pays for itself within 5 years according to an economic evaluation. National funding for structured education for diabetics would mean that we can put the ‘National’ back into the NHS instead of patients being subject to a post code lottery with very few diabetics having access to formal structured education.

Please sign the petition and ask your friends and family to do likewise. If it gets 100,000 signatures, a debate in the House of Commons is guaranteed.”


http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/41345
 
I sent the link out to lots of people at work last week and I've had many favourable responses back, people seem to think this is very worthwhile.
 
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