Health services and clinicians can use these service standards, clinical priorities, organisational models and additional resources to deliver best-practice care for people with diabetes-related foot complications.
Foot ulceration is one of the leading causes of hospitalisation for people with diabetes, and in serious cases, can lead to amputation. Diabetes-related foot complications are serious and best managed by multidisciplinary high risk foot services.
Compliance with published standards will ensure that people with diabetes-related foot complications are provided with best practice, evidence-based care.
These resources were originally developed as one of the 13 clinical initiatives of Leading Better Value Care, a program accelerating value-based healthcare in NSW.
Service standards
Published: July 2014.
Standards for providing treatment to people with diabetes-related foot complications for high risk foot services, based on national and international guidelines.
For clinicians and services
What to improve
Read about the four clinical priority areas to effectively manage diabetes-related foot ulcers:
- referral and triage
- multidisciplinary care
- footwear and orthotics
- coordination of ongoing care
How to improve
Explore options for different organisational models to tailor clinical services for your local requirements:
- medical led high risk foot service
- allied health (podiatry) / nurse led high risk foot service
Case study
Additional resources
- High risk foot service directory
- Healthy Deadly Feet
- Collaborative Interdisciplinary Diabetes High Risk Foot Services Standards (National Association of Diabetes Centres)
Contact us
Email the team at ACI-Diabetes@health.nsw.gov.au.