Systematic care of diabetic patients in a general practice.

The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners ·Vol. 32 ·No. 242 ·1982-09-00 ·Pages 531-3

Wojciechowski MT

Abstract

A diabetic clinic looking after 21 patients in a single-handed practice of 2,000 is described. It appeared that systematic care of these diabetics led to earlier detection and treatment of complications, and may have prevented or postponed serious disability. In the long term, a clinic such as this may help reduce practice work-load. Many clinic duties were carried out by a nurse, so that the clinic took up little doctor time. It is concluded that running a diabetic clinic is within the scope of general practice, provided the necessary support is given.

MeSH Terms

Continuity of Patient Care Diabetes Mellitus/therapy Family Practice Humans Wales

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Wojciechowski M T

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Article Info

Journal

The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners

Abbr.

J R Coll Gen Pract

ISSN

0035-8797

Published

1982-09-00

Pages

531-3

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

7503107

PMCID

PMC1972681

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