Engagement event in London for people with diabetes

I hope it a lowish carb lunch!Sounds like a good opportunity ,any members in the London area that could go and make your voices heard?

http://www.nhs.uk/Constitution/Document ... 080808.pdf

Just did a quick read through of this document and highlighted these:


1. The NHS provides a comprehensive service, available to all irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or sexual orientation. It has a duty to each and every individual that it serves. At the same time, it has a wider social duty to promote equality through the services it provides and to pay particular attention to groups or sections of society where improvements in health and life expectancy are not keeping pace with the rest of the population.


3. The NHS aspires to high standards of excellence and professionalism – in the planning and delivery of the clinical and other services it provides; in the people it employs and the education, training and development they receive; in the leadership and management of its organisations; and through its commitment to innovation and to the promotion and conduct of research to improve the current and future health and care of the population

Quality of care and environment:
You have the right to be treated with a professional standard of care, by appropriately qualified and experienced staff, in a properly approved or registered organisation.
You have the right

to expect NHS organisations to monitor, and make efforts to improve the quality of healthcare they provide, taking account of the applicable standards.

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The NHS will strive for continuous improvement in the quality of services you receive, identifying and sharing best practice in quality of care and treatments. (pledge)

Nationally approved treatments, drugs and programmes:
You have the right to drugs and treatments that have been recommended by NICE2 for use in the NHS, if your doctor says they are clinically appropriate for you.
You have the right to expect local decisions on funding of other drugs and treatments to be made rationally following a proper consideration of the evidence. If the local NHS decides not to fund a drug or treatment you and your doctor feel would be right for you, they will explain that decision to you.

Now I'm sure someone with a bit more time could find other points in the document worthy of note.

I have reserved my place on this event and was assked about my dietary preferences, so I requested cold meat and salad. I shall enjoy this hugely. i rarely o as far as London and it will be different.

Grr, I would have really liked to have gone to this especially as I live right next to the venue. But would you believe it I'm up in Edinburgh that day :roll:

Maybe all those going from here can arrange to meet up there.