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SUBMITTER: Haseldine C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC12911679 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

BMJ open 20260216 2
<h4>Objectives</h4>While diabetes prevention programmes (DPPs) effectively reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, optimising referral to these programmes is challenging. Our prior research (a qualitative study on the pilot of the National Diabetes Prevention Programme (NDPP) and a systematic review) identified a range of barriers and facilitators to referral from healthcare workers' perspectives. This study aims to gain consensus on the main factors influencing referral to a newly established NDPP ...[more]