Australian practice nurses' perspectives on integrating specialist diabetes care with primary care: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2015, the Australian Diabetes Alliance Program (DAP) was implemented in the Hunter New England Local Health District, New South Wales as a collaboration with the Hunter Medicare Local. DAP integrates specialist teams within primary care practices, delivering case conferencing, practice performance reviews, and education sessions.

Objective

To report on practice nurses (PNs) perspectives on the impact of the DAP on their skills, knowledge, and approach in delivering care for adults with type 2 diabetes.

Methods

Three primary care practices with high rates of monitoring haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels (> 90% of patients annually) and three practices with lower rates of monitoring HbA1c levels (< 80% of patients annually) from DAP provided the sampling frame

SUBMITTER: Taylor RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11995393 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature