From October 2018, for the first time, people with diabetes will be offered the choice of any diabetes education course available across south London. This will give them a much wider range of course location and timing options.
This will provide the best possibility of increasing attendance rates and helping people with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes to take more control of their own health.
“We are delighted to have awarded this contract to Spirit. They really understood our vision for this service and we believe this is a great opportunity to get many more people attending diabetes education courses giving them the skills and information to make positive lifestyle changes, take more control of their health and ultimately helping them to improve their health and well-being, whilst living with a long term condition.”
Caroline Gilmartin, Director of Integrated Commissioning NHS Southwark CCG
Across south London, records show that approximately 165,000 people have diabetes, and this is growing significantly every year. With current attendance rates for diabetes education lower than 10%, the partners led by NHS Southwark CCG, sought a solution to increase uptake of new, accessible education services.
During the three years of the new contract, over 40,000 people are expected to benefit from the ability to access a wider range of courses in any part of south London.
“We are honoured to have been selected to partner with the south London CCGs and the Health Innovation Network to deliver a broader, more accessible range of diabetes education services to the people of south London. We believe passionately that better education is the key to improving people’s understanding and empowering them to take control of their condition”
“We are delighted to have been selected to be Spirit Healthcare’s digital partner for this contract and look forward to deploying our priority.me and social prescribing geo-location technology platform in South London”
