The excel file contains unit, regional and national level data obtained from the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit 2022-2023.
Specifically, it includes information on patient characteristics, completion of health checks and outcomes achieved (as recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence) for infants, children and young people with type 1 diabetes, under the age of 25, who attended paediatric diabetes units in England and Wales between 1 April 2022 and the 31 March 2023.
Data are included for the seven key health checks:
• Glycated Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)
• Body Mass Index (BMI)
• Thyroid
• Blood pressure
• Urinary albumin
• Foot examination
• Eye screening.
Data on other health checks include:
• Psychological assessment
• Offering of immunisation against influenza
• Advice about managing diabetes (‘sick-day rules’)
• Using (or trained to use) blood ketone testing strips and a meter
• Cholesterol
• Additional dietetic support
Data are included for health checks at diagnosis
• Screening for autoimmune disease (coeliac and thyroid disease)
• Provision of Level 3 carbohydrate-counting education
Data on outcomes of care include:
• HbA1c target measurements
• Small vessel (microvascular) disease
• Large vessel (macrovascular) disease
• Autoimmune disease (coeliac and thyroid disease)
The data were first published in 2024 alongside the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit Report 2022-2023 Data suppressed due to small numbers (<5).
For further information and details on the audit please refer to:
• National Paediatric Diabetes Audit Annual Reports: https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/npda-annual-reports
• NPDA results online: http://npda-results.rcpch.ac.uk/default.aspx
• The RCPCH website: https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/npda