Now recruiting for volunteers on the National Diabetes Audit advisory groups
Do you want to use your clinical experience in diabetes to help improve diabetes care?  Â
We're looking for healthcare professionals working in diabetes in England and Wales to join our audit advisory groups. You'll talk about the audit data with other clinicians, researchers and patient representatives. You'll discuss the elements of care that are important for the audit to capture. You’ll champion the audit among the clinical community and promote the use of the NDA data to improve service delivery and patient outcomes.
Travel expenses will be reimbursed in line with our volunteer expenses policy.
The closing date for expressions of interest is Friday 28th August 2020.
Clinical representative vacancies
On the advisory groups
These groups give operational guidance for each audit. There are usually four meetings a year.  Most of them are held virtually using Microsoft Teams. One meeting a year is held face-to-face in London.
Who are we looking for? | For which audit? |
Healthcare professionals providing diabetes care during the transition from paediatric to adult diabetes services | National Diabetes Transition Audit (NDTA) |
Healthcare professionals with experience of providing diabetes care to those diagnosed with type 2 diabetes under the age of 40 | Young type 2 diabetes audit (sub-group of NDTA) |
A dietitian with experience of working with women with diabetes during pregnancy | National Pregnancy in Diabetes (NPID) audit |
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On the expert reference groups
These groups provide guidance for a limited time. They input into feasibility studies for potential new areas of interest and future audits. There will be three or four virtual meetings between October 2020 and June 2021.Â
Who are we looking for? | For which audit? |
Healthcare professionals working with women with gestational diabetes | Gestational diabetes |
Healthcare professionals providing diabetes care to people in a prison or secure hospital | Prisons and secure hospitals |
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Please email nda@diabetes.org.uk with your expression of interest by 28th August 2020. Please include the following:
- Your name, role and organisation
- The advisory group or expert reference group you are interested in
- A brief summary of your relevant experience
- A short explanation of why you are interested and what you can offer
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