DigiBete Scale up project
Project impact
Improving self-management, education and health outcomes in Children, Young People and their Families (CYPF) living with Diabetes through scaling up and promoting universal access to DigiBete – a multi award winning, patient led , clinically approved digital educational platform and App.
Enabling and supporting the expansion and further scale up and adoption of DigiBete App across NHS Scotland benefiting up to 4000 CYPF with Diabetes .
Expansion of benefits realised in Phase 1 evaluation in NHS Scotland , which showed use of DigiBete App with Clinics improves resource utilisation, care standardisation, and is both clinically and cost-effective.
This project aims to enhance Diabetes self-management and education for Children, Young People, and Families (CYPF) by expanding DigiBete, a patient-led digital platform supporting over 40,000 UK users. After a successful pilot in 2022-2023, additional funding will allow further scaling across NHS Scotland until July 2026.
This project aims to scale up the adoption and use of Digital App called DigiBete App for use for all Children Young People and families across NHS Scotland. Scottish Government working with DHI have put in place a national licence for universal access DigiBete until July 2026.
Alongside, scaling up the use of Type 1 Diabetes Resources, Implementation will also focus on enhancing the update and use of Digibete Type 2 Diabetes Platform (https://www.youngtype2.org/) and newly launched Training and Educational Platform for Diabetes Education in Schools (https://diabetesinschools.org/) the duration of the project.
Project is being delivery and led by DHI as part of the Diabetes Portfolio. Implementation is being supported through development of a DigiBete Champions Network and regular shared learning events.
Summary
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This project is aligned with the Digital Health and Care Strategy and Diabetes Improvement Plan and DHI 10 year Strategy and supports :
· reducing inequalities in health outcomes for children and young adults with diabetes through more equitable access to diabetes technology.
· standardisation of remote educational resources on a “ once for Scotland” basis, reducing variation in care , releasing capacity, and providing a delivery model which could perhaps be utilised for other projects.
· improving care for those transitioning from paediatric to adult care and addressing the poorer outcomes seen in this cohort.
· Increase access to supported self-management ,improved condition control and reduction in unnecessary complications
Impact & value
Progress to date
Staff related to the project
DigiBete Scale up is a live DHI project and will continue to be implemented In collaboration with NHS Scotland until July 2026.
Evaluation outcomes and impacts of scale up progress will inform development of a business case for transitioning of funding for DigiBete into a Business-as-usual context.
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