Diabetes accredited ward
December 28, 2017
Could you be a diabetes accredited ward?
In order to be accredited you need to fulfil the below criteria:
- Hypo box should be present in resuscitation trolley and checked daily
- Minimum of one trained think glucose champion
- 90 per cent or more colleagues completed ‘six steps to insulin safety’ online module
- Hypoglycaemia and insulin error reduction demonstrated from regular audits
Audit will commence on 15 January and will last for three months.