Diabetes UK facilitates a number of professional groups with an interest in diabetes care. The aim of these groups is to provide these professionals with a forum to share knowledge, views and experience, to gain information about the evolving world of diabetes care and to feed intelligence back to Diabetes UK from the front-line.
Young Diabetologists and Endocrinologists’ Forum (YDEF)
YDEF is the trainee and young consultants wing of Diabetes UK and serves three core functions - education, communication and representation.DSN Consultative Group
A group of specialist nurses in diabetes care. Providing a forum to gain intelligence from this nursing community and disseminate diabetes information.Footcare Networks
Diabetes Footcare Networks comprises people with diabetes, healthcare professionals and commissioners. They come together to improve the quality of footcare services for people with diabetes across primary, community and acute settings.Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care (JBDS-IP)
The overall aim of JBDS-IP is to improve inpatient diabetes care in the UK through the development and use of high-quality evidence based guidelines, and better inpatient care pathways.Commissioning Network
This free network is for those involved in commissioning. It provides updates on the latest good practice, news and resources for commissioning and improvement in diabetes care.
