Institute of Diabetes for Older People

An important role for IDOP will be to identify and review examples of ‘Best Clinical Practice (BCP)’ relating to diabetes care of older people both in the UK and abroad where feasible. This review process will be gauged against a strict set of criteria ( a framework of BCP that has organisational and clinical elements) developed by the IDOP Advisory Board with a strong emphasis on patient-centred outcomes such as enhancing quality of life and maintaining functional status. Innovative approaches to diabetes care that focus on good access to specialist services and educational support will be highlighted. Where appropriate BCP guidelines will be developed.

Three early phases to consider in developing the BCP approach are:

1. Identification of areas of interest both organisational and clinical
2. Devising data collection tools that are capable of use in different settings
3. Developing the idea of risk-adjusted outcome measurement that allows BCP to be identified