title: Consensus on diabetes management in primary care.
abstract: Diabetes management in Irish Primary Care is in the early stages of development. This study used a Delphi technique with a panel of experts working in diabetes in primary care in order to reach a consensus on its future development. There was strong agreement on the need for multidisciplinary professional advocacy to improve services for people with diabetes. The panel indicated a preference for the development of shared models of care and emphasised the importance of research, audit and professional education. The results of this study can be used by health planners to develop services in a way that reflects the experience and opinion of those working as experts in the field of primary care diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College Centre for Health Sciences, AMNCH, Tallaght.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Whitford
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Handy
mesh_terms: D003697:Delphi Technique; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D011320:Primary Health Care