SCOTTISH DIABETES CORE DATASET
ANNEX C - SOURCES OF USEFUL INFORMATION
Diabetes in Scotland
The Diabetes in Scotland website - www.DiabetesInScotland.org - includes a wide range of information about diabetes, in particular about centrally-funded initiatives such as the Scottish Diabetes Group, SIGN and SCI-DC. The site also includes publications including the Scottish Diabetes Framework and this dataset.
Scottish Diabetes Group
The Scottish Diabetes Group was set up by the Scottish Executive Health Department to support and monitor the implementation of the Scottish Diabetes Framework which was published in April 2002. The Group's remit is 'to act as a national steering group to co-ordinate and evaluate the implementation of the Scottish Diabetes Framework; to oversee the review and ongoing development of the national diabetes strategy; and to provide expert advice to the Department'.
Mr David Cline
Secretary, Scottish Diabetes Group
Scottish Executive Health Department
St Andrew's House
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
Tel: 0131-244 2235
Fax: 0131-244 2671
E-mail: David.Cline@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Website address: http://www.DiabetesInScotland.org
Also: Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Implementation Group and Scottish Diabetes Survey Monitoring Group.
SCI-DC
Mrs Julie Falconer
SCI-DC Project Manager
Room B001a
Trinity Park House
South Trinity Road
Edinburgh
EH5 3SE
Tel: 0131-551 8431
Fax: 0131-551 8495
E-mail: julie.falconer@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk
Information and Statistics Division (ISD) - Clinical Coding
Mrs Kate Harley
Head, Data Intelligence Group
ISD Scotland
Trinity Park House
Edinburgh
EH5 3SE
Tel: 0131-551 8112
Fax: 0131-551 1392
Email: Kate.Harley@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk
Website address: http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/isd
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
9 Queen Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1JQ
Tel. 0131-225 7324
Fax. 0131-225 1769
Website address: http://www.sign.ac.uk
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland was established on 1st January 2003, joining together five bodies - Clinical Standards Board for Scotland, Health Technology Board for Scotland, Clinical Resource and Audit Group (CRAG), Nursing & Midwifery Practice Development Unit, and Scottish Health Advisory Service.
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
Elliot House
8-10 Hillside Crescent
Edinburgh
EH7 5EA
Tel: 0131-623 4300
Website address: http://www.nhshealthquality.org
Clinical Standards Board For Scotland
Mrs Jan Warner
Director of Reviews
Clinical Standards Board For Scotland
Elliot House
4th Floor
8-10 Hillside Crescent
Edinburgh
EH7 5EA
Tel: 0131-623 4300
E-mail: janW@clinicalstandards.org
Website address: http://www.clinicalstandards.org
Health Technology Board for Scotland
Delta House
50 West Nile Street
Glasgow
G1 2NP
Tel: 0141-225 6999 (Reception)
Fax: 0141-248 3778
email enquiries@htbs.org.uk
Website address: http://www.htbs.org.uk
Diabetes UK
Savoy House
140 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow
G2 3DH
Tel: 0141-332 2700
Fax: 0141-332 4880
Website address: http://www.diabetes.org.uk