Competencies

Competency can be defined as having the knowledge, skills, and attributes for a given task. Assuring the competency of healthcare professionals caring for, and supporting, people with diabetes is a challenging, but essential, component of improving the quality and standards of diabetes care.

Below you will find a list of competency frameworks we’ve gathered for diabetes professionals.

Competency frameworks

• An Integrated Career and Competency Framework for Pharmacists in Diabetes, May 2018 (PDF, 681 KB)

• An Integrated Career and Competency Framework for Adult Diabetes Nursing (TREND UK) (PDF, 1.16MB)

• Dietetic Competency Framework for Dietitians Working in the Area of Diabetes (PDF, 1MB)

• QOF requirement for DM 013: Nutrition and Physical Activity Diabetes Competencies (PDF, 401KB)

• The Podiatry Integrated Career and Competency Framework for Diabetes Foot Care (PDF, 1MB)

• Diabetes Foot Screening Competencies

• Recommended Standards in Endocrinology and Diabetes for Undergraduate Medical Education (PDF, 245 KB)

• Diabetic eye screening: competencies for administrative staff (Public Health England)

• Effective Diabetes Education Now (EDEN) Programme

• The Cambridge Diabetes Education Programme