National Education & Development Group of Diabetes Specialist Nurses

Journal of Diabetes Nursing, May, 2004 by Janice Tinlin

The National Education & Development Group of Diabetes Specialist Nurses have been developing the national degree course for preparing nurses for specialist practice in diabetes care. We are pleased to report that the initial pilot site for the degree course, a collaboration between the University of Hull and University of York, is being organised.

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The next pilot site for the degree will be the University of Central England in Birmingham, with other areas in the south and in Scotland following on in the next phase of the roll out of the degree programme.

Funding for the programme is currently underway with involvement of the local Work Force Development Confederations.

The members of the group are shown below.

MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

Janice Tinlin--Fife

Anne Phillips--York

Adele McEvilly OBE--Birmingham

Lesley Peter--Selly Oak

Theresa Smythe--UCE Birmingham

Maggie Watkinson--Taunton

Marilyn Gallichan--Bodmin

We as a group are grateful to the UK Diabetes Nursing Strategy and Debbie Hicks for their unstinting support of the development of this programme.