Diabetes · Annual Conference
Taken place
JBDS-IP Inpatient Diabetes Conference 2026
Organised by the Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care
Dates3–3 Jul 2026
VenueThe Grand Hotel, Leicester
CityLeicester, United Kingdom
A national JBDS-IP conference in Leicester covering inpatient diabetes care, safety, accreditation, technology, perioperative care, workshops, posters and abstract-led service improvement learning.
Networking
Includes lunch, posters, exhibition, workshops and multidisciplinary national inpatient diabetes audience.
Research Value
Abstracts are invited on innovations and interventions in inpatient diabetes care, including unsuccessful or challenging projects; posters and awards are included in the programme.
Trainee Relevance
Strong for resident doctors and clinical fellows because a low resident-doctor rate is listed and abstract submissions are invited for service improvement and shared learning.
DO
Dr Omar Mustafa
JBDS-IP: a year in review and looking ahead
PG
Professor Gerry Rayman
Inpatient diabetes: GIRFT
DD
Dr Daniel Flanagan
Inpatient diabetes care: safety, accreditation, quality, new national audit
DS
Dr Stella George
Variable rate intravenous insulin infusion and safe discharge workshop
DP
Dr Pari Avari
Using technology to support diabetes care in hospital
Keynote
PG
Professor Guillermo E. Umpierrez
Unanswered questions in inpatient diabetes: future directions for care and research
The JBDS-IP Inpatient Diabetes Conference 2026 is a full-day national meeting at The Grand Hotel, Leicester. It is designed for the diabetes multidisciplinary team, including doctors, diabetes specialist nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, psychologists and allied health professionals. The programme covers a JBDS-IP year in review, GIRFT, inpatient safety, accreditation, the National Diabetes Audit, new JBDS-IP guidelines, VRIII, hospital diabetes technology, inpatient CGM, pumps and automated insulin delivery, PREM, steroid-induced hyperglycaemia, and international research. Delegates rotate through three workshops on safe discharge, technology in hospital and perioperative diabetes care. JBDS-IP is inviting abstracts on innovations and interventions in inpatient diabetes care, including projects with setbacks or challenges, with posters and exhibition time built into the programme. TicketTailor showed pre-5 June prices: consultant non-member £285, consultant ABCD member £183.50, resident doctor non-member £51.50, resident doctor ABCD member £41.50 and diabetes MDT £31.50.
Dr Robert Baxter