All patients with diabetes will be invited to a group consultation to discuss their diabetes, after they have had their routine appointment with a nurse.

• Group consultations has been shown to improve outcomes for patients
  
• Group consultations are led by our clinical pharmacist who is the practice lead for diabetes.
  
• There are no more than twelve people in each group
  
• They can help patients understand their condition better and makes it easier to improve and maintain their health.
  
• Patients may get useful advice from others with the same condition
  
• Most patients that come to group consultations say that they are helpful, informative and enjoyable.
  
• Patient often say that they prefer this style of consultation to the more traditional consultations.
  

We understand that trying something new can feel like a big step but remember it will be new for most of the patients in the group.