Diabetes

General practice plays an important role in preventing type 2 diabetes, identifying people at risk, and supporting the ongoing care and monitoring of people living with diabetes.  

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) can help practices identify gaps in diabetes prevention and care, use practice data to target improvement opportunities, and test changes that improve patient care. 

Form your CQI Team 

• Designate a CQI lead and team members
• Have a CQI team meeting to get started
• Plan CQI team roles according to staff skills, interest and position
• Set up a shared file/folder for the change team to share documents
• Engage with your Brisbane North PHN QI&D Engagement Officer for help and support 

Choose your topic, tools and timelines 

Start by understanding diabetes prevention and care within your practice.  Consider reviewing: 

• Your current population of patients living with diabetes
• Patients who may be at risk of developing type 2 diabetes
• Completeness and accuracy of diabetes coding
• Missing clinical information
• Monitoring and preventive care gaps
• Recall and follow-up processes 

 As a team, choose what area you want to focus on – try using some of these brainstorming tools: 

• Aim statement  
• Problem Statement  
• Root Cause Analysis 
• Have you looked at your data??
• What does Primary Sense or other data tell you?  This will become your base-line data.
• What are the key barriers you will need to overcome? 

Next steps

Follow the 10 step CQI process and document your activities using our simple CQI template.

For support and guidance on implementing CQI in your practice, contact our quality improvement and development engagement officers via Practice Support.