hrp0094p2-110 | Diabetes and insulin | ESPE2021

A quality improvement project of a Young Adult Diabetes (YAD) service at a UK specialist centre.

Hirani Dhruti , Unsworth Rebecca , Mahmood Adil , Jones Emma , Begum Farzana , Jairam Carol , Vieria Soraia , Bound Chris , Mengistu Zalalem , Jarvis Sheba , Logan Karen , Oliver Nick , Watson Mando , Reddy Monika ,

Introduction: The joint young adult diabetes (YAD) service at a specialist UK centre facilitates transition from paediatric to adult diabetes care for young people (YP) aged 16-25 years. Since 2018, quality improvement interventions have included focus groups with young people, joint paediatric and adult specialist nurse appointments and recruitment of a type 1 diabetes educator. We assess the impact of these interventions and changes imposed by the Covid-19 p...