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"The aim of the Society is to support primary care professionals to deliver high quality clinically effective care, in order to improve the lives of people living with diabetes."
The Founding committee 2004, Primary Care Diabetes Society
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Forthcoming Diabetes Events

4th National Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society: Avoiding problems and pitfalls in Primary Care Diabetes
21st November 2008 - 22nd November 2008, Hilton Metropole NEC

The 1st Scottish Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society - Tackling the scourge of Scotland: Obesity & type 2 diabetes in primary care
26th November 2008, Crowne Plaza Glasgow

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Dr Martin Hadley-Brown

PCDS Chair

Dr Martin Hadley-Brown is Senior Partner at the School Lane Surgery in Thetford, Norfolk and also worked at Elsie Bertram Diabetes Unit in Norwich from 1997 until 2004.

He is a trustee of the Norwich & Norfolk Diabetes Trust and a clinical teacher for the University of Cambridge Graduate Course in Medicine. A member of the Primary Care Diabetes UK committee from 2001 and of the Professional Advisory Council of Diabetes UK from its creation in 2003, he hopes to combine his professional interests of general practice, diabetes and education in his work with the Primary Care Diabetes Society.

He has led numerous educational meetings and initiatives, primarily in East Anglia and most often on the subject of diabetes.

Constitution - aims

  1. To promote the awareness of, and interest in, diabetes within primary care.
  2. To encourage evidence-based practice in relation to diabetes care by the primary care team, including the implementation of appropriate standards.
  3. To promote research and development related to providing good quality diabetes care in the primary care setting.
  4. To act as a resource for the provision of high-quality integrated care information about diabetes for the primary care team.
  5. To promote the integration of diabetes care amongst all healthcare professionals.
  6. To contribute actively to discussion on diabetes issues at national level.
  7. To embrace the aims of the Primary Care Diabetes Europe Group, of which PCDS is an active member.

Why is the PCDS needed now?

The epidemic of diabetes is upon us. At last governments and health care systems are creating strategies they hope will quell the rising tide. At a time of great change in the NHS, new educational initiatives will focus on the promotion of healthier lifestyles while renewed media interest calls for a greater emphasis on the prevention and early detection of diabetes.The National Service Framework for Diabetes, together with the new General Medical Services contract, has brought diabetes to the fore, and placed it firmly in the primary care domain.

We are proud, therefore to have formed the Primary Care Diabetes Society (PCDS). This group represents all healthcare professionals involved with diabetes primary care, not only general practitioners and practice nurses but also GPwSIs (GPs with special interest) and clinical assistants. It is building a database of key opinion leaders working in primary care as well as forging close links with PCD Europe, DUK, ABCD, the Royal Colleges and SAPC (Society for Academic Primary Care) and all other leading bodies within diabetes.

The Diabetes & Primary Care journal is the official publication for the society. While the Inaugural PCDS National conference took place in November 2005 and was a great success a further conference will take place on 17th-18th November 2006 at The Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Please note that this is your society which will evolve to reflect and represent your views, ideas and opinions. Please join, contribute, and have a voice.