{"id":320,"date":"2026-03-09T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/diabetesservice\/information-for-health-professionals\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T09:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:30:39","slug":"information-for-health-professionals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/diabetesservice\/information-for-health-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Healthcare Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section headingblockmargin gowide light alignfull getwid-margin-bottom-none getwid-section-content-full-width\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper getwid-padding-left-medium getwid-padding-right-medium getwid-padding-mobile-left-small getwid-padding-mobile-right-small getwid-margin-left-none getwid-margin-right-none getwid-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-standard-white-background-color\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/wp-content\/themes\/services-theme\/images\/jaggy.jpg');background-position:center center;background-repeat:no-repeat\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/wp-content\/themes\/services-theme\/images\/jaggy.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\" style=\"opacity:0;background-color:#000000\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-standard-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left colourtextbold has-accent-colour-color has-text-color\">Resources for Healthcare Professionals<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diabetes Management<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where to find the information you need for diabetes management: <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/diabetesservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2025\/11\/Lothian-Diabetes-MCN-Where-to-find-your-diabetes-information.pdf\">available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Diabetes Consultant Cluster Link Programme<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Each cluster in Edinburgh, East and Midlothian is linked to a named diabetes consultant (there are pre-existing arrangements in West Lothian). The aim of the link programme is to support quality improvement activities in diabetes. If individual practices need support in education and training, please contact<a href=\"loth.diabetesmcneducation@nhs.scot\">&nbsp;loth.diabetesmcneducation@nhs.scot<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The list of&nbsp;linked&nbsp;consultants is available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/diabetesservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2025\/11\/Clusters-and-Cluster-Quality-Leads.xlsx\">Clusters and Cluster Quality Leads <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Digital Type 2 Diabetes Remission Programme<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of late February 2026 the national ANIA Digital Diabetes Remission Programme has launched in Lothian. The programme welcome referrals with the same criteria as for the Counterweight Plus Programme already established in Lothian. <br><br>For the most up\u2011to\u2011date information, please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/awmt2d\/\">Lothian Weight Management webpage<\/a>. Further details regarding the launch can be accessed via the following <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/diabetes\/diabetes-remission\/\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-320_9bab19-87 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-320_9bab19-87 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-320_9bab19-87\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-699b8bff fsb-style-show-front\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-45eecaca\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-73c6d20d\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-73c6d20d\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-47d7cde6 gb-headline-text\">Primary Care Clinical Practice Sessions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-f46cdde5 gb-headline-text\">Details on the programme and information on how to register for the Lothian Clinical Practice Meetings.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/diabetesservice\/information-for-health-professionals\/diabetes-professional-education\/\">View the Programme<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-cec403b7\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-cec403b7\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-19bfd7ea gb-headline-text\">Diabetes Competencies for District Nurses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-5cf630e6 gb-headline-text\">NHS Lothian requires that a two yearly formal re-assessment of competency in clinical skill is undertaken practitioners who have completed the recognised training and initial competency assessment.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/diabetesprofessionaleducation\/pan-lothian-education\/\">Competency Review<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-73c9c816\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-73c9c816\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-ba8bd01e gb-headline-text\">Prescribing Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-7f68a16b gb-headline-text\">Information, guidance and prescribing advice including therapies and monitoring.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/diabetesservice\/information-for-health-professionals\/prescribing-information\/\">Prescribing Information<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-ec7dd2e9\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ec7dd2e9\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-82cd52fe gb-headline-text\">Adult Weight Management and Type 2 Diabetes Prevention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-8026f233 gb-headline-text\">Details of adult Weight Management Service and Type 2 Diabetes prevention.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/awmt2d\/\">Weight Management Service<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-7468f2a4\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7468f2a4\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-c771596b gb-headline-text\">Using Data to Improve Diabetes Care<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-785370a5 gb-headline-text\">Information on SCI-Diabetes and the 9 Processes of Diabetes Care<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/diabetesprofessionaleducation\/using-data-to-improve-diabetes-care\/\">Using data to improve diabetes care<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section labcover headingblockmargin gowide alignfull getwid-margin-top-none getwid-section-content-full-width\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper getwid-padding-left-medium getwid-padding-right-medium getwid-margin-left-none getwid-margin-right-none\" style=\"min-height:590px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-standard-black-background-color\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/diabetesservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2022\/07\/staff_background.jpg');background-position:top 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class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><sub>LOTHIAN DIABETES MANAGED CLINICAL NETWORK<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading dropshadow has-white-color has-text-color\">Diabetes Professional Education Website<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will find details of upcoming Diabetes education and training courses,&nbsp;as well as up to date links, resources and information on diabetes care and management.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/DiabetesProfessionalEducation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/nhslothian.scot noopener\">Visit Our website<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><div 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