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<p>NHS England will work with health communities/clinical commissioning groups (CCGs)
in need of improvement against CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework indicators
to mutually identify the nature of the change needed and the type of support required
to achieve this. A key focus of improvement will be to support CCGs and providers
to locally map their services against nationally recognised best practice diabetes
pathways and to identify where local pathways need to change in order to improve outcomes.
NHS England is developing plans for additional support to be available from 2017/18
onwards:</p><p> </p><p>- The NHS Operational Planning and Contracting Guidance 2017-2019
included an announcement that NHS England intends to launch a major programme of investment
in the treatment and care of people with diabetes, for which CCGs will be able to
bid for additional funding of approximately £40 million per year, focused on the key
areas of diabetes care where improvements in outcomes will be most beneficial.</p><p>
</p><p>- A Diabetes CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework Independent Panel has
been developed, chaired by the Chief Executive of Diabetes UK and includes panel members
with a wide range of other diabetes clinical expertise. This will consider CCG positions
in relation to the diabetes Improvement and Assessment Framework indicators and advise
on actions to support improvement.</p><p> </p><p>- Sustainability and Transformation
Plans (STPs). As part of supporting the development of STPs, a “How to” guide for
diabetes has been issued which sets out advice the actions which CCGs can take to
support improvements.</p><p> </p><p>- NHS England regional teams: NHS England has
funded diabetes programme leads within each of the National Health Service regions
to work with CCGs to support improvement.</p>
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