Hypo Awareness Week 2014

Diabetes hospital teams are being invited to take part in Hypo Awareness Week 2014.

The aim of the week, which runs from September 29 to October 5, is to raise awareness of hypoglycaemia in the inpatient setting to help hospital staff recognise and treat symptoms and refer patients to appropriate care teams.

The week will work in very much the same way as in previous years – an online resource pack will be made available to participating sites, containing all of the resources needed to stage awareness events and campaigns in your hospital. There will also be a webinar to help encourage the spread of good practice.

This year Novo Nordisk is the official partner for Hypo Awareness Week 2014. Importantly, supporters of the week include Diabetes UK and Dr Gerry Rayman, Head of Service at the Diabetes Centre at Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, and the founder and lead of the National Diabetes Inpatient Audit, which will help to ensure the success of this year’s campaign.

To download the invitation to take part, click here.