Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 207-208, December 2007

Primary care diabetes in the Republic of Ireland

Trinity College Dublin, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity Health Sciences Institute, Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Received 16 October 2007; accepted 25 October 2007. published online 05 December 2007.

Abstract 

The Republic of Ireland has a mixed public and private healthcare system. Individuals with diabetes have traditionally been managed in specialist settings, particularly in urban centres. This is changing rapidly with more and more type 2 diabetes being managed in primary care. As yet there is no structured national diabetes care programme though there is currently an Expert Advisory Group on Diabetes meeting to make recommendations to government regarding setting up such a service which will integrate diabetes care between primary and specialty sectors.

Keywords: Diabetes, Primary care, Republic of Ireland, General practitioners

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PII: S1751-9918(07)00151-9

doi:10.1016/j.pcd.2007.10.042

Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 207-208, December 2007

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