Diabetes
More than 3 million people in the UK are known to have diabetes and there are an estimated 850,000 people in the UK who have diabetes but do not know it. Over three-quarters of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. There has never been a more critical time to ensure the healthcare workforce are skilled to deal with this growing epidemic.
What if you could play a pivotal role in providing diabetes care that makes a real difference to patients and helps to tackle the rising costs in the NHS?
Meet our staff
Staff interviews
Read our interviews with three members of our teaching team: Jayne Hodgkiss, Dr Stephen Lawrence and Karen Jones, to find out what interests them about diabetes and why they feel diabetes education is so important.
Listen to Professor Roger Gadsby MBE discussing management of diabetes in older people in this webinar.
Our courses
| Course Title | Type | Level | Duration |
| iheed Master of Science / Postgraduate Diploma in Diabetes Care (accredited by the University of Warwick. This innovative blended learning qualification is offered to clinicians worldwide.) | Master of Science | Postgraduate | 20 months of online learning |
| Diploma in Improving Diabetes Care (IDC) for primary care staff, a similar course is offered for secondary care staff (Management of Diabetes in hospital and clinical areas) | Accredited Course | Professional Development | 9 months (5 days attendance + project time) 9 months of online earning |
| Diabetes PGCertificate/PGDiploma for GPs, hospital doctors, specialist nurses and other health professionals involved in the care of people with diabetes. | PGDip, PGCert or PGA | Postgraduate |
Full time: 1 year |
| Applied Pharmacology and Therapeutics in Diabetes Care | Postgraduate Award | Postgraduate | 4 days attendance |
| Advancing diabetes care: Evidence into practice | Online module or PGA | Postgraduate | 8 weeks (part time) |
| Preventing diabetes complications: An evidence based approach | Postgraduate Award | Postgraduate | 4 days attendance |
| Diabetes in Pregnancy | Postgraduate Award | Postgraduate | 4 days attendance |
| Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Evidence into Practice | Postgraduate Award | Postgraduate | 4 days attendance |
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Understanding Research and Critical Appraisal in Health Care (Onsite or Distance Learning) |
Postgraduate Award | Postgraduate | 5 days attendance (not applicable for Distance Learning) |
| Management of Diabetes in Hospital Clinical Areasfor secondary care staff | Accredited Course | Professional Development | 9 months of online Learning |
| Optimising Glycaemic Control | Online course (or delivered locally) | Professional Development | 9 months of online learning, or delivered in your area by Advanced Leaders |
| Advanced Leaders Programme | Short Course | Professional Development | 2 days attendance |