title: We have much to do.
abstract: One six hospital beds is now filled by a patient with diabetes. Integration between primary, community and acute services and improved access to specialist nurses are vital. Some innovative specialist nurses teams are reducing hospital admissions by educating clinicians and patients in diabetes management and providing expert advice.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dean
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D003657:Decision Making; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000191:economics*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012648:Self Care; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology