First published in October 2004 with a grant from the Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing, and a second edition published in 2006 thanks to support from Abbott Diabetes Care, Reality Check's Starter Kit is now being used by 224 centres around Australia.

The following centres are using the Starter Kit in their work with newly-diagnosed adults:

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Canberra
ACT Diabetes Service, The Canberra Hospital

Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan Diabetes Clinic

NEW SOUTH WALES

Sydney
Blacktown Hospital
Concord Repatriation General Hospital
Dept Diabetes Rehabilitation, Vale Medical Center
Diabetes Australia-NSW
Diabetes Psychology Matters
Eastwood Endocrine Centre
Liverpool Diabetes Centre
Liverpool Hospital
Manly Hospital
Northern Sydney Central Coast Area health
Northside Nutrition & Dietetics
Penrith Diabetes Service
Prince of Wales Hospital
Royal North Shore Hospital
St George Hospital
St Vincent's Diabetes Centre
Sydney Children's Hospital
Westmead Children's Hospital
Westmead Hospital

Albury
Albury Base Hospital
Albury Community Health Centre

Alstonville
North Coast Area Health Service

Ballina
Ballina Diabetes Centre

Bathurst
St Vincent's Hospital

Broken Hill
Regional Diabetes Centre

Cessnock
Cessnock University – Clinic

Coffs Harbour
Community Health Diabetes Centre

Dubbo
Dubbo Community Health Centre
Dubbo Plains Division of General Practice

Forster
Forster Community Health Centre

Gosford
Northern Sydney Central Coast Health - Diabetes Centre

Grafton
Clarence Diabetes Centre

Inverell
Inverell Community Health Centre, Hunter New England Health Service

Kingswood
Nepean Hospital

Lismore
St Vincent's Hospital
Lismore Community Health Centre
Lismore Diabetes Centre

Macarthur
Macarthur Diabetes Service, C/- Rosemeadow Community Health Centre

Moree
Community Health Centre

Mudgee
Mudgee Community Health Centre

Newcastle
Hunter Area Diabetes Services
Royal Newcastle Hospital

Orange
Orange Diabetes Centre

Port Macquarie
Hastings Macleay Division of General Practice

Tamworth
Tamworth Diabetes Centre

Taree
Taree Community Health
Mayo Private Hospital

Temora
Private Practice

Wagga Wagga
Calvary Healthcare Riverina
Lewis House, Community Heatlh Centre
Private Consultancy

Wollongong
Illawarra Diabetes Service

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Alice Springs
Healthy Living NT (Diabetes Australia)

Darwin
Nightcliff Medical Centre

Katherine
Katherine Hospital

QUEENSLAND

Brisbane
Elizabeth Street Medical Centre, Acacia Ridge
Logan Hospital, Meadowbrook
Mater Health Services, South Brisbane
Nutrition and Diabetes Education Service, Teneriffe
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane
Private Practice, Pacific Pines
Private Practice, Mt Gravatt East
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Herston
Wesley Hospital, Auchenflower

Ayr
Ayr Hospital

Bundaberg
Bundaberg Base Hospital

Cairns
Cairns Diabetes Centre

Charleville
Charleville Hospital

Charters Towers
Charters Towers Health Centre

Cunnamulla
Cunnamulla Hospital

Emerald
Community and Primary Health Service

Gladstone
Gladstone Hospital

Gold Coast
Gold Coast Hospital, Southport

Hamilton Island
DiabEd Health Solutions p/l

Hervey Bay
Hervey Bay Hospital

Killarney
Southern Rural Div of GP-Warwick Area

Kingaroy
South Burnett Health Service

Mackay
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service
Private Practice

Rockhampton
Rockhampton Hospital

Townsville
Townsville Hospital

Toowoomba
Private Practice
Toowoomba Health Service

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Adelaide
Ashford Hospital, Ashford
Burnside Hospital, Rose Park
Calvary Wakefield Hospital, Adelaide
Diabetes South Australia, Hilton
Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park
Lyell McEwin Hospital, Elizabeth Vale
Modbury Public Hospital, MODBURY
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide
St Agnes Surgery, Ridgehaven
Women’s & Children's Hospital, North Adelaide

Bordertown
Tatiara Community Health Centre

Clare
Community Health Lower North Health

Murray Bridge
Murray Mallee Community Health Service

Port Pirie
Port Pirie Regional Health Services

Port Lincoln
Port Lincoln Community Health Services

Whyalla
Whyalla Community Health Centre

TASMANIA

Hobart
Diabetes Australia - Tasmania
Hobart Private Hospital
Royal Hobart Hospital

Launceston
Launceston General Hospital
Private Practice
Diabetes Australia-Tasmania

Burnie
North West Diabetes Services

Dilston
Ravenswood Community Health Centre

Devonport
Community Health Centre

VICTORIA

Melbourne
The Alfred Hospital
Austin Health - Diabetes Education
Bayside Health
Box Hill Hospital
Box Hill Private Practice
Cabrini Health
Casey Hospital, Berwick
Caulfield General Medical Centre
Como Private Hospital
Djerriwarrah health services, Bacchus Marsh
Epworth Hospital Private Consulting Suites
Frankston Hospital
Frankston South Private Practice
Greater Dandenong Community Health Centre
International Diabetes Institute
ISIS Primary Care
Kingston Hospital - Rehab & Aged Care
Knox Private Hospital
Kooyong, Private Practitioner
Maroondah Hospital
Melbourne Private Hospital
Monash Medical Centre Diabetes Education Unit - Adult
Monashlink Community Health Service
Northern Hospital
Point Cook Private Practice
Royal Children's Hospital
Royal District Nursing Service
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
Royal Women's Hospital
Southern Health - Dandenong Hospital
St John of God Hospital, Berwick
St Vincent’s Hospital
Wattletree Specialist Clinic
Werribee Mercy Hospital
Western Hospital
Whitehorse Division of General Practice

Ararat
West Vic Division of General Practice

Bairnsdale
Bairnsdale Regional Health Service

Ballarat
Ballarat District Nursing & Healthcare Inc
Ballarat Health Services
Ballarat Community Health Centre

Bendigo
Bendigo Health The Bendigo Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Bendigo Health Care Group

Broadford
Mitchell Community Health Services

Castlemaine
Castlemaine Community Health Centre

Daylesford
Hepburn Health Service

Geelong
Barwon Health Diabetes Referral Centre

Healesville
Diabetes Clinic YVCHS Eastern Health

Horsham
Lister House Clinic
Wimmera Health Care Group

Kerang
Kerang District Health
Northern District Community Health Service

Mildura
Mildura Base Hospital

Moe
Newborough Health

Mornington
The Bays Hospital

Myrtleford
Standish Street Surgery

Nhill
West Wimmera Health Service

Rosebud
Peninsula Health - Rosebud Hospital

Shepparton
Goulburn Valley Health

Swan Hill
Swan Hill District Hospital Primary Care

Terang
Terang & Mortlake Health Service

Traralgon
Latrobe Regional Hospital

Wangaratta
North East Health Wangaratta

Warragul
West Gippsland Hospital

Warrnambool
Southwest Healthcare

Wonthaggi
Bass Coast Regional Health

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Perth
Fremantle Hospital & Health Service, Fremantle
Joondalup Health Campus, Joondalup
King Edward Hospital for Women, Subiaco
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Subiaco
Royal Perth Hospital, Perth
Sir Charles Gardner Hospital, Nedlands

Albany
Albany Hospital

Broome
Broome Health Services

Bunbury
Bunbury Community Health Service

Corrigin
Narrogin Regional Hospital
Upper Great Southern Primary Health Service

Geraldton
Durlacher Dietetic Suites

Katanning
Community Health Services

Margaret River
Silver Chain

South Hedland
Pilbara Population Health

Three Springs
North Midlands Health Service

To order Starter Kits, visit our online Order Form.

Preview entire contents on the dedicated website: www.realitycheck.org.au/starterkit/

Read about the consultation, research and evaluation undertaken with funding from the Federal government department of Health & Ageing to develop the Starter Kit in the ADEA magazine:
A reality check from those in the know,
The Australian Diabetes Educator, Vol 9.2, June 2006.

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