Implementing a Group Education Model for People with Type 2 Diabetes in a Socioeconomically Deprived Primary Care Population: A Quality Improvement Report

In a socioeconomically deprived primary care population in Hampshire, adults with type 2 diabetes on injectable therapy who attended four or more group sessions had a mean HbA1c reduction of 12.4%.

• Why it matters: Injectable therapy for T2DM needs ongoing education, but one-to-one visits limited peer learning, especially where health inequalities and poor glycaemic control were common.
• What they did: A 12-month quality improvement project (May 2022–April 2023) invited adults on insulin or GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy to monthly community education sessions, tracking attendance, HbA1c, and feedback.
• The result: Glycaemic improvement was linked to repeated attendance (12.4% with ≥4 sessions vs 5.6% with 3 and 2.4% with 2; 1.8% increased with 1), with 9/9 reporting improved understanding and 8/9 recommending the programme.

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