Providing a Diabetic Foot Care Service: The Exeter Integrated Diabetic Foot Project

The Foot in Diabetes: Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 116-120

  Donohoe, Mollie ^a   Powell, Roy ^b   Tooke, John ^c  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Res and Development Support Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes NSF challenging targets; Exeter Diabetic Foot Care Team; Foot ulceration hospital bed occupancy in diabetics; Health professionals in primary care; Integrated care pathway; Integrated care pathway with clear guidelines; Model of care impact; National Service Framework (NSF)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889370775     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0470029374.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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