Diabetes in Older People who are supported in their own home or Long Term Care

[Phil Wood]

This is another discussion around request for feedthrough under the "Healthy Ageing Strategy". This is more clearly aligned to long-term conditions, since it addresses support those diabetics who are in receipt of support in the community, and particularly long-term care facilities. We welcome more detail on local examples, their activity, success or otherwise, and how much "focus" is peculiar to help older people.

HAS Action 11 c

Reduce the instances of complications from diabetes, particularly for people in aged residential care in line with Living Well with Diabetes: A plan for people at high risk of or living with diabetes 2015–2020 (Ministry of Health 2015a), by providing tools, resources and quality standards.*