About
Marc Atkin has been a Consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Internal Medicine in Bath, UK since 2012 and Clinical Lead from 2017-24. He led the establishment of the Bath Integrated Diabetes Service in 2013, which is the longest-running in the SW of England.
Marc was appointed as the National Specialty Advisor for Diabetes for NHSE England in July 2024.
He has been Diabetes Lead of NHS England’s South West Cardiovascular Clinical Network since 2016. In this time, he has overseen the successful implementation of diabetes technology across the region, supported primary care diabetes services, including GP diabetes champions and implemented diabetic foot peer reviews across the SW and beyond.
Marc has also served on various committees across different elements of the NHS system: Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) 2016-2019, NHS England’s Diabetes Expert Reference Group (2017-2018), Diabetes UK’s Diabetes Technology Reference Group (2018-2019), Diabetes UK’s Inpatient Care Programme (2018-2020). He has also been one of the leads on the Quality in Care Diabetes Judging Panel since 2016.
Marc is also diabetic foot lead for the Royal United Hospital, Bath and has taken part in a SW Peer Review team that has successfully reduced amputation rates across the South West.
He has been part of Diabetes UK’s National Clinical System Leaders Programme and has served on DUK’s Health Professional Advisory Council since 2023.
Marc’s interests include service development & system leadership, data-driven population health and integration of technology into clinical pathways. He is part of a team working on developing clinical pathways that maximise the opportunities offered by diabetes technology.
He has also been the Associate Medical Director for Integration for Bath, Swindon & Wiltshire ICS/Acute Hospitals Alliance since 2022. Here he indulges his interests in population health, clinical strategy and operational research.
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