Abstract
There are currently a number of initiatives under development to improve the service provided for people with diabetes in the Morecambe Bay area. At present, the implications of the fragmentation of primary care trusts are unknown, but Dr Simon Wetherell, general practitioner (GP) at Queen Square, Lancaster, describes the development of diabetic services, in particular the service for eye screening, as they have prospered under the care of the now defunct Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust (MBPCT).
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