Royal College of Nursing Representing nurses and nursing, promoting excellence in practice, shaping health policies

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Our work

Find out more about the work of the Diabetes Forum and the other organisations we work with

How we represent forum members

  • Promoting best practice in diabetes nursing.
  • Leading the development of diabetes nursing practice.
  • Promoting the nature, scope and value of diabetes nursing.
  • Educating nurses and health care professionals and improving the quality of compassionate patient care.
  • Influencing changes in diabetes nursing that will benefit both patients and nurses.
  • Supporting patients in the self-management of diabetes.

What we are currently working on

  • Finalise and publish the neurodiversity principles work on RCN Learn.
  • Collaborate with EDEN to produce series of CGM webinars for different areas and levels of nursing practice.
  • Collaborate with Nursing Workforce Academy to support specialist nursing recognition.
  • Update Diabetes essentials regarding diagnosis, types of diabetes and case studies.
  • Collaborate with DISN UK on Enteral Feeding webinar.

Page last updated - 07/02/2025