Improving access to diabetes technologies in children and young people with type 1 diabetes: Healthcare professionals' perspectives and views
Authors' conclusion
Healthcare professionals appeared highly committed to addressing technology access disparities in CYP. While some of their recommendations may be easier to implement than others, our findings underscore the importance of adopting a joined-up, integrated approach to promoting equitable technology access across the UK. This would require closer collaboration and resource-sharing within and across sites, backed by sustainable, long-term funding, with a significant portion dedicated to increasing staffing capacity to support the practical implementation of these strategies.
Study context
- Population
- Healthcare professionals working in paediatric diabetes in England, 15 sites; access to diabetes technology for children and young people (CYP) with T1D
- Participants
- 29 professionals15 sites
- Outcome
- Strategies to address diabetes technology access disparities in CYP
Methodological detailsthematic analysis, purposively selected sites
- Thematic analysis
- Purposively selected sites
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Themes: 'Re-evaluating staff levels, roles, and efficiency'; 'Improving communication'; 'Promoting peer support and community outreach'; 'Providing financial and social support for deprived CYP/caregivers'; 'Encouraging CYP/caregiver choice'; 'Funding, sustainability, and burnout'
- Many strategies were local (site-specific) solutions, enabled by short-term, one-off funding and innovation by individual team members
- Some strategies improved staff time-efficiency, moving more CYP onto technology; others could add to team members' workloads and stress
Original publication
Improving access to diabetes technologies in children and young people with type 1 diabetes: Healthcare professionals' perspectives and views. Diabet Med. Published 25 April 2025. doi:10.
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