Good clinical practice guidelines for care home residents ...

1 Good clinical practice guidelines for care home residents with diabetes A revision document prepared by a Task and Finish Group of Diabetes UK. Good clinical practice guidelines for care home residents with diabetes A revision document prepared by a Task and Finish Group of Diabetes UK. formerly guidelines of practice for residents with Diabetes in care Homes, a report of the British Diabetic Association (1999). January 2010. Foreword Foreword A decade on from the original British Diabetic Association (BDA) report, we have seen several important initiatives in diabetes care in the United Kingdom such as the National Service Framework for Diabetes, various evidence-based diabetes guidelines from the National Institute of Health and clinical Excellence (NICE), and the inclusion of diabetes care items in the Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) in primary care .

2 While there is worthwhile evidence that these approaches have resulted in a greater emphasis on integrated diabetes care with a focus on community-based and primary care working, there has been relatively little progress in enhancing high quality diabetes care within residential settings. We hope that these good clinical practice guidelines will bring about a renewed interest in this often neglected clinical area and lead to greater recognition of the important issues affecting this group of care home residents . Improving diabetes care in residential and nursing homes is a major goal but unless there is a commitment by all healthcare professionals involved in diabetes care supported by social services, NHS and independent care home staff, the Department of Health, and other interested agencies, these recommendations are unlikely to have a positive influence.

3 Diabetes mellitus is one of several chronic disabling disorders such as dementia which are increasing in prevalence and are likely to require greater provision for formal long-term care . These guidelines highlight areas of special need for residents with diabetes in care homes and we hope that by their wide and effective implementation, the ultimate wellbeing and quality of life sustained by residents will be enhanced. Professor Alan Sinclair MSc MD FRCP. Working Group Chair Good clinical practice guidelines for care home residents with diabetes iii Acknowledgments Acknowledgments We would like to thank all those members of the original BDA Working Party who helped to produce the 1999 report.

4 This revision document forms part of a series of initiatives by Diabetes UK to enhance diabetes care within residential care settings. We wish to take this opportunity to thank staff at Diabetes UK Bridget Turner, Cathy Moulton, David Bryant, Zo Harrison, Florence Brown and the Publishing and Digital Media teams for ensuring that this project was prioritised and supported and members of the Diabetes UK Task and Finish Group on older patients in residential care . We would also like to thank the following colleagues at the Royal College of Nursing for their contribution: Margaret Stubbs, Gayle Richards, Jill Hill, Margaret Bannister, Keith Booles, Patricia Clawson.

5 Members of the Working Group Professor Alan Sinclair (Chair) Dr Terry Aspray Professor of Medicine and Consultant Consultant Physician in Diabetes Sunderland Royal Hospital Institute of Diabetes for Older People (IDOP) Paul Frisby Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Postgraduate General Practitioner Medical School Arlington Road Medical practice Dr Susan Benbow Eastbourne Consultant Diabetologist Haydn Mayo Walton Hospital General Practitioner Liverpool North Cardiff Medical Centre Professor Roger Gadsby Nicky Middleton General Practitioner and Associate DSN.

6 clinical Professor Oxfordshire PCT. Institute of clinical Education Yvonne Gosset University of Warwick Local Area Manager (SE). Roisin Wright care Quality Commission clinical Lead - Diabetes Education Professor Jonathan Richards NHS Cambridgeshire Professor of Primary care Sue Thomas University of Glamorgan School Nursing Policy & practice Adviser of care Sciences Royal College of Nursing Fiona Kirkland Consultant Nurse for Diabetes South Staffordshire Primary care Trust Good clinical practice guidelines for care home residents with diabetes v Contents Contents Executive summary 1.

7 Introduction 5. Aims of the guidelines 7. Background to the problem 9. Recent evidence to support good clinical practice guidance 12. Identification of gaps in the provision of diabetes care in care homes: a UK perspective 16. Aims of care for residents with diabetes in residential and nursing homes: broad principles 18. Barriers to effective diabetes care 20. Definitions and legislative framework for the review of care within care homes 22. Screening for diabetes and its complications at admission to a care home 24. Dietary requirements for residents with diabetes in care homes 27.

8 Provision of effective diabetes care for residents with mental health needs 33. Meeting the needs of diabetes care for residents from ethnic minorities 36. Effective glucose control in care homes 37. Recognition and management of hypoglycaemia within care homes 42. Roles of other key healthcare professions: provision of diabetes care for residents of care homes 44. Role of the diabetes specialist nurse (DSN) 47. Role of the practice nurse 48. Community nurse (district nurse) provision of diabetes care within care homes 49. Foot care and provision of podiatry services for resident with diabetes in care homes 51.

9 Access to opthalmological services for residents of care homes 53. vi Good clinical practice guidelines for care home residents with diabetes Contents Assessment and treatment of pain in residential settings 56. care planning: residents with diabetes in care homes 58. Diabetes annual review arrangements 60. Use of robust outcome measures to assess the efficacy and efficiency of diabetes care within care homes 61. Education and training requirements for staff within care homes 63. Ethical considerations in providing diabetes care to residents in care homes 66.

10 End of life care (EoLC) for residents with diabetes in care homes 67. Primary recommendations which sustain effective diabetes care within care homes 69. Conclusions 74. Appendix 1: References 75. Appendix 2: An Insulin delegation scheme for care homes 80. Appendix 3: List of educational and training resources 91. Appendix 4: Resident's diabetes passport 96. Appendix 5: A diabetes care policy for UK care homes a template 100. Appendix 6: A diabetes audit tool for care homes (expected October 2010) 111. Good clinical practice guidelines for care home residents with diabetes vii Executive summary Executive summary Key messages Recommendations provided are based on published evidence and interpretation by a multidisciplinary group of diabetes experts.