Over the last couple of months life has become very different in these unprecedented times.  One of the challenges families have had to face is navigating through a sudden transition to remote care.  Hospitals have had to establish virtual diabetes clinics and have had to offer remote care, with very little warning.  There will, undoubtedly, be positives and negatives for different families with regards to remote care.   There will be various factors which influence individual experiences, such as access to internet, time since diagnosis and a lot will be dependant on the technical devices each patient has.

Clinicians are really keen to hear from families about their thoughts and feelings on their virtual experiences.  Knowledge gained from what we have learnt during COVID 19 will in the future be fed into any redesigning of the service.  Establishing virtual diabetes clinics to complement out-patient care may be something to be considered in the future, if that is what families want.

Please be as honest as you can, results are collated anonymously .  Many thanks in advance for taking the time to complete the survey. 

Families with Diabetes National Network

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* 1. Have you heard from your clinic regarding a scheduled clinic appointment that you were due to attend during lockdown?

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