FOI Ref: 0060FOI1920 

23^rd July 2019

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information 

We are pleased to respond to your request for information and our response is set out below: 

Request/ Response 

I am writing to make an open government request relating to the diabetes structured education you provided last year. I believe I am entitled to this information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

Please send me the following information for EACH CCG you are responsible for. 

This request forms part of a research programme looking at the delivery of diabetes structured education in England. The results will be published in an academic journal, so please let me know if there will be any copyright issues relating to the data. 

Responses are for NHS Sheffield CCG.

1. What type of diabetes structured education course(s) did you provide to people living with pre-diabetes between April 2018 and March 2019?

National Diabetes Prevention Programme.

2. What type of diabetes structured education course(s) did you provide to Type 1 diabetics between April 2018 and March 2019?

Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating (DAFNE).

3. What type of diabetes structured education course(s) did you provide to Type 2 diabetics between April 2018 and March 2019?

Diabetes Education & Self Management, Ongoing & Newly Diagnosed (DESMOND).

4. How many diabetes structured education courses were offered to people living with pre-diabetes between April 2018 and March 2019?

1951 structured courses were offered.

5. How many diabetes structured education courses were offered to Type 1 diabetics between April 2018 and March 2019?

The CCG does not hold this information. Please contact Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – foi@sth.nhs.uk.

6. How many diabetes structured education courses were offered to Type 2 diabetics between April 2018 and March 2019?

Please see response to Q5.

7. How many people living with pre-diabetes completed your courses between April 2018 and March 2019?

152 people completed courses.

8. How many people with Type 1 diabetics completed your courses between April 2018 and March 2019?

Please see response to Q5.

9. How many people with Type 2 diabetics completed your courses between April 2018 and March 2019?

Please see response to Q5.

10. Were any of these courses offered to family or friends?

Yes.

11. Were any of these courses language variant options?

Yes.

12. Who delivered these courses?

• ICS Health and Wellbeing - Diabetes Prevention Programme

• Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - DAFNE & DESMOND

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