Using nurse led clinical commissioning toimprove services for patients with diabetes

Effective joined up working is crucial for people with diabetes. By gettinginvolved in the commissioning project nurses were able to shape servicedesign

Rollings, Caroline MBA, Specialist Community Practitioner, RGN

Caroline Rollings, MBA, Specialist Community Practitioner, RGN, is lead nurse and partner, Newport Pagnell Medical Centre, diabetes team manager, NHS Milton Keynes, and health:mk board member.

Nursing Times 106(33):p 13, August 24, 2010.

Diabetes services in Milton Keynes were being duplicated and a need to coordinate services in local primary care settings was identified. This article explores how nurse led clinical commissioning is improving services for patients with diabetes in the area.

It examines the practical challenges of the service redesign, how personalised care planning for people with diabetes can improve quality of care, and the benefits for nurses of becoming involved in clinical commissioning.