Partners

The British Association of Retinal Screening (BARS) works to support professionals involved in retinal screening for diabetic retinopathy. BARS provides support not just to frontline screeners, but to administrators, managers and anyone involved in a diabetic eye screening programme.

The British Association of Retinal Screening is a non-profit-making organisation. The council who run it are all volunteers who work within diabetic eye screening programmes. They give up their time free of charge to attend council meetings, conferences, national team meetings and training/tutorial sessions. Members of the council are elected to post by fellow BARS members and come from all over the UK. Whilst the association does not have direct contact with people with diabetes, it aims to improve the quality of patient care by supporting and training screening professionals. BARS has undertaken projects to improve patient education, including a video about laser treatment for people with diabetes with significant diabetic eye disease.

BARS provide an annual conference and educational opportunities to assist programmes across the country to fulfil their training and education needs. It supports all screening professionals to achieve the national qualification in diabetic eye screening, making a significant contribution to the standard of care provided by screening staff.

eyescreening.org.uk

CVRMUK aims to support all healthcare professionals deliver high quality, cost-effective, evidence-informed yet person-centred care, to help improve the lives of people living with cardio-renal-metabolic conditions.

Through free high-quality education CVRMUK provides a series of meetings, webinars and online evidence-based information and resources to enhance care delivery. By staying connected with CVRMUK you’ll be the first to hear about these opportunities so you can network with other professionals at local and national events, as well as access free online resources: cvrmuk.com/join

diabetesspecialistnurseforumuk.co.uk

We are a leading applied health research unit committed to improving the lives and care of people with diabetes and other long-term conditions. Based at the Leicester General Hospital, we are a collaboration between the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. 

Whilst embodying what is most innovative in a partnership between the NHS and academia, we believe in keeping close to our local communities – valuing their input and their support for all that we do. This support has enabled us to impact on the care of people with diabetes not only in our own city, but also throughout the UK and overseas.

Encompassing research, education for people living with diabetes,  healthcare professionals, and innovative approaches to healthcare.

leicesterdiabetescentre.org.uk

The Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS) is a multi-disciplinary society reflecting the ideas and opinions of primary care healthcare professionals throughout the UK involved in managing cardiovascular patient care and improving cardiovascular health.

pccsuk.org