Guidelines, Protocols and Business Cases


For those Diabetes teams wishing to

  1. set up a new insulin pump service
  2. formalise their guidelines and procedures for their existing insulin pump service
  3. develop a cogent business case to secure insulin pump funding from their PCT
  4. Control; their insulin pump costs or maximise their insulin pump budget

Advanced Therapeutics can provide a series of ready made tools that can be tailored to suit the individual centre’s needs. This tool-kit can save considerable time and effort for the busy centre.


The tool-kit comprises:


1. Pump guidelines

  • Pump therapy funding pathway
  • Insulin pump initiation pathway
  • Guidelines for Insulin pump therapy initiation
  • Insulin Pump Interview structure
  • Insulin pump clinic structure and aims
  • Audit data collection
  • Patient questionnaires
  • Patient contract
  • Patient information sheet (pump training)
  • Patient information sheet (pump clinics)
  • Tailored to meet individual service requirements

2. Business plan/case development

  • Economic evaluation of service provision
  • Professionals involved and costs per hour
  • CSII programme set up costs
  • Initial patient training costs
  • Pump clinic follow up annual costs

3. Pump cost forecaster tool

  • Accurate prediction of costs
  • Precise Budgetary management


If you wish to discuss the use of this tool-kit please contact Advanced Therapeutics (UK) Ltd on 01926 494 222 to arrange an appointment with your local insulin pump trainer