Hundreds of primary and secondary care sites across the UK and Ireland are taking part in a safety campaign to raise awareness about hypoglycaemia among healthcare professionals. Teams at nearly 500 sites are taking part in seminars, courses and quizzes, sharing videos and posters promoting best practice and hosting information events as part of Hypo...Read More

Hypoglycaemia webinar to take place during national awareness week Professor Ketan Dhatariya will explore how the sudden unavailability of GLP-1s has impacted diabetes care during a webinar discussion next month. The event will be held during Hypo Awareness Week on Tuesday, September 12, between 2pm and 3pm. It will discuss how the shortage has led...Read More

Registration is now open for Hypo Awareness Week, which returns in just a few months’ time. Last year, 369 sites took part in the national campaign to raise awareness of hypoglycaemia. Hypo Awareness Week 2023 takes place from September 11 to 17, with calls to make this year’s campaign even bigger and better. To take part, email registrations@ojpr.co.uk with...Read More

A Surrey diabetes team has won a distinguished national award for raising awareness of hypoglycaemia. East Surrey Hospital part of the Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has been presented with the Hypo Awareness Week Excellence Award for educating healthcare professionals during the week-long annual campaign which ran from Monday, October 3, to Sunday, October...Read More

A top diabetes company supported this year’s Hypo Awareness Week by hosting training sessions on hypoglycaemia at two Hallmark Care Homes. Duet Diabetes and international diabetes expert Professor Alan Sinclair delivered the workshops to teach care home staff about the importance of spotting and treating hypoglycaemia. In the weeks leading up to Hypo Awareness Week,...Read More

The deadline for entering this year’s Excellence Award is 12pm on Friday, October 28. The Hypo Awareness Week Excellence Award is about celebrating, recognising and rewarding ‘above and beyond’ efforts made during the campaign and also promoting good practice. Entering is easy. To take part, please email Emily.mayhew@ojpr.co.uk with the following information: Name of trust/organisation...Read More

Following a phenomenally successful Hypo Awareness Week 2022, we would like to thank all of the healthcare teams that took part this year. A total of 369 sites across the UK and Ireland participated in the annual event, which gives the diabetes community the opportunity to discuss hypoglycaemia in hospitals and primary care settings. Registered...Read More

Hypo Awareness Week 2022 is currently underway in hospitals and primary care organisations across the UK and Ireland. Taking place from Monday, October 3 to Sunday, October 9, the annual event educates healthcare professionals on the dangers of hypoglycaemia and how to prevent hypos. As part of the campaign, registered sites will be holding activities...Read More

With just under three weeks to go the online resource pack is now available to everyone who has registered for Hypo Awareness Week 2022. Registrants received an email today with the link to the pack. This year a bumper pack is being provided to participating sites. Clicking on the link will take you to a...Read More