Implementing an active foot disease pathway for people with diabetes in South Tees

"A regional referral pathway for active foot disease was set up in April 2015 for 8 NHS Trusts across north east England, which sets out when patients should be referred, who they should be referred to and how they should be referred.

It has helped to ensure that all patients with diabetes requiring care for active foot disease are referred correctly and seen in a timely manner, and is consistent with the recently updated NICE guideline on diabetic foot problems (NG19), which recommends that robust protocols and clear local pathways are in place for the continued and integrated care of people across all settings."

Implementing an active foot disease pathway for people with diabetes in South Tees
Diabetes Care Centre, The James Cook University Hospital
NICE Shared Learning example
July 2016

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Effect of telemedicine follow-up care of leg and foot ulcers

"The available evidence is too weak to make conclusions about the effectiveness of telemedicine follow-up care of patients with leg and foot ulcers. Larger and more rigorous studies are needed to enable strong conclusions and clinical recommendations to be made."

Effect of telemedicine follow-up care of leg and foot ulcers: a systematic review
LV Nordheim, M Tveit Haavind, MM Iversen
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:565

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