Results of the national survey of people with diabetes

In autumn 2006 we commissioned the National Centre for Social Research to develop and manage a national survey of people with diabetes. The survey assessed whether people with diabetes are receiving the care, treatment and information they need to manage their diabetes well and reduce the risk of complications. The results will be used in the Healthcare Commission’s service review of diabetes.

The results of our 2006 national survey of people with diabetes are now available. They should be used at a local level to improve services for people with diabetes and will feed into the performance ratings for primary care trusts (PCTs) in the 2006/2007 annual health check. We will also use the results as part of our service review of diabetes services, in which we are focusing on supported self-care. The results of the survey will not be used to assess individual general practices.

Find out more about the service review of diabetes

Read our summary of the national results (pdf 746kb) (opens new window)

Below you can download spreadsheets containing the data collected in response to each question. Each spreadsheet shows the standardised results for England, and for individual strategic health authorities and PCTs.

Please note: the results are only available for 142 of the 152 PCTs in England – an explanation is provided in the guidance information in each spreadsheet.

Diagnosis: results for section A (xls 509kb) (opens new window)

Check up: results for section B (xls 761kb) (opens new window)

Tests: results for section C (xls 296kb) (opens new window)

Management of your diabetes: results for section D (xls 871kb) (opens new window)

Education and training: results for section E (xls 563kb) (opens new window)

Psychological support: results for section F (xls 1218kb) (opens new window)

Stays in hospital: results for section G (xls 1509kb) (opens new window)

Access to GP services: results for section H (xls 1764kb) (opens new window)

Background and other information: results for section I (xls 2721kb) (opens new window)

Further information

For more information on the national survey of patients with diabetes, including how the survey was carried out and how the results were standardised, contact the Healthcare Commission at:
patient.survey@healthcarecommission.org.uk

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