An integrated care model for mental health in diabetes: Recommendations for local implementation by the Diabetes and Mental Health Expert Working Group in England
Recommendations
As issued by the authors
Care for all: care for all PWD explores what matters to them; emotional wellbeing supported at diagnosis and beyond
Support and information: HCPs signpost to mental health support; structured education programmes include mental healthcare information
Needs identified: PWD have their mental health needs identified and acted on
Integrated care: people with mental illness and diabetes have their diabetes considered within their mental health care
Specialist care: PWD able to access specialist diabetes mental health professionals
Work-streams: training and upskilling of HCPs; mental health screening and assessment embedded in diabetes pathways; clear, integrated local pathways; health inequalities addressed at every stage of service development; improved access to specialist mental health services through commissioning
Local implementation in co-production with experts by experience and third sector providers
Original publication
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