Join secondary care diabetes professionals from across the UK at our first face-to-face FreeStyle Libre event since 2019
Taking place in London, this is a unique opportunity for you to exchange ideas and be part of the conversation as leading experts share the latest evidence in CGM, Hybrid Closed Loop developments, DKA management and patient engagement.
Through interactive workshops and dedicated networking time, benchmark your approach, share challenges and leave with practical ideas you can apply immediately to improve outcomes for people living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
SBK Healthcare would like to thank Abbott Diabetes Care Division for sponsoring this educational, training meeting.
Also taking place in Manchester on Monday 15th June 2026.
Select your location
This conference will take place in Manchester on Monday 15th June 2026 and London on Tuesday 14th July 2026.
Choose the date that works best for you.
Choose your workshops
Join us for an engaging, CPD learning experience designed to strengthen your clinical confidence and data interpretation skills
The first part of this interactive forum will focus on clinical evidence updates and practical data interpretation strategies, delivered through case-based learning, discussion, and interactive polling.
In the second part of the day, you can select two of four specialised, small-group workshops, each designed to deepen your understanding of data interpretation across key clinical areas. When booking your place, you will be asked to select two of the following workshops (if preferences are not received, you will be allocated workshops at random):
Workshop 1: Data interpretation for diet and exercise management OR
Workshop 2: Clinical guidance for managing illness, including flu, long COVID, and infection
PLUS
Workshop 3: Data interpretation for comorbidities, including CVD, CKD, and ketoacidosis OR
Workshop 4: Effective utilisation of CGM in pregnancy
What you will learn
Applying evidence and innovation to improve outcomes in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
Book your place at this essential, live training day for secondary care teams committed to improving outcomes for people living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Join leading experts and peers to:
- Explore the latest evidence in CGM for Type 2 diabetes, including FreeDM2 trial results
- Understand Hybrid Closed Loop developments and how to choose the right system for the right patient
- Strengthen recognition and management of DKA
- Learn from real-world patient experiences of FreeStyle Libre systems
- Apply CGM insights in Type 2 diabetes and paediatric practice
- Drive meaningful behaviour change to improve engagement with diabetes technology
- Translate evidence into everyday clinical practice through interactive discussion
Practical, evidence-based and clinically focused, this unique learning experience will support your decision-making in secondary care.
With thanks to Abbott Diabetes Care Division
SBK Healthcare would like to thank Abbott Diabetes Care Division for sponsoring this educational, training meeting.
| 9:00 |
Registration, networking and refreshments
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| 9:30 |
Welcome, introductions and chair’s opening remarks
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| Key FreeStyle Libre system updates | |
| 9:40 |
Evidence-based developments in CGM use for Type 2 diabetes
Dr Emma Wilmot, Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Diabetologist, University of Nottingham
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| 10:15 |
Hybrid Closed Loop developments
Dr Tom Crabtree, Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust
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| 10:50 |
Networking break
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| 11:10 |
Diabetic Ketoacidosis: the importance of the D, the K and the A
Professor Ketan Dhatariya, Consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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| Real-world experience | |
| 12:10 |
Beyond the data: patient experiences of FreeStyle Libre systems
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| 12:40 |
Networking lunch
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| Case-based training workshops | |
| 1:40 |
Workshop 1 and 2: please choose to attend one of the following training workshops
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Workshop 1: Enhance DKA management
Professor Ketan Dhatariya, Consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Workshop 2: Improve Type 2 diabetes outcomes
Utilising CGM for people living with Type 2 diabetes:
Dr Emma Wilmot, Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Diabetologist, University of Nottingham
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| 2:40 |
Workshop change and brief break
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| 2:50 |
Workshop 3 and 4: please choose to attend one of the following training workshops
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Workshop 3: Paediatric data interpretation in practice
Making sense of real-world FreeStyle Libre systems data in children and young people
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Workshop 4: Driving psychological behaviour change
Supporting and motivating your patients to engage with FreeStyle Libre systems:
Professor Katherine Barnard-Kelly, Health Psychologist
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| 3:50 |
Networking break
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| Cement your clinical understanding | |
| 4:00 |
Interactive panel discussion: From evidence to everyday practice
Join together for a closing discussion where the speaker panel will answer your final questions and bring together key learning on:
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| 4:30 |
Close of day
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Your speakers
Hear from nationally recognised leaders in diabetes care and innovation. Your expert speaker panel includes:
Professor Ketan Dhatariya
Consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Katherine Barnard-Kelly
Health Psychologist
Pricing structure
- Free to attend for NHS professionals
- This event is not open to commercial attendance or sponsorship
Although your place is free of charge failure to attend without written cancellation with at least 5 working days’ notice will result in a £100 charge. If your circumstances change and you find yourself no longer able to attend, please can you inform us in writing by emailing the bookings team, 5 working days prior to the event taking place.
Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.
Workshops choices
Book your place and choose to attend two of the following workshops*:
Workshop 1: Data interpretation for diet and exercise management OR
Workshop 2: Clinical guidance for managing illness, including flu, long COVID, and infection
PLUS
Workshop 3: Data interpretation for comorbidities, including CVD, CKD, and ketoacidosis OR
Workshop 4: Effective utilisation of CGM in pregnancy
*On making your booking you will receive an email requesting which two workshops you would like to attend. Workshops must be chosen before the event, and we recommend selecting as soon as possible to avoid disappointment, should one of your first-choice workshops become fully booked.
Venue details
Venue name: Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury
Address: Coram Street, Bloomsbury, London. WC1N 1HT
Tel: 0207 923 6684
Email: reservations@hibloomsbury.co.uk
Directions: Click here to plan your journey using Google Maps
The Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury is situated near Russell Square Tube station on the Piccadilly Line (100 metres) and is close to major transport hubs such as Kings Cross St Pancras station and Euston station, both of which are a 10 minute walk away and reachable in five minutes by bus or taxi. You can also drive to Heathrow Airport (LHR) in 40 minutes.
Limited car parking is available on-site, located underneath the hotel. Parking can be pre-booked at: https://www.yourparkingspace.co.uk/locations/show/4010381010.
Please note that the hotel is located within the congestion charge area.
What happens after you make your booking?
Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking and you will be sent a formal confirmation. If you have not received this within 48 hours of making your booking please check your junk folder and then email bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk or call 01732 897788.
Approximately one week prior to the conference you will be sent an email which will include all the final details for attendance on the day, including a final agenda and venue information.
Please inform us by writing to bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk if you have any special dietary or other requirements.
Terms and conditions
Registration fees
You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.
Modify registration
To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk.
Cancellations and substitutions
Although your place is free of charge failure to attend without written cancellation with at least 5 working days’ notice will result in a £100 charge. If your circumstances change and you find yourself no longer able to attend, please can you inform us in writing by emailing the bookings team, 5 working days prior to the event taking place. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.
Conference changes
It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavour to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.
Certificate of attendance
A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every attendee, as a record of continuing professional training and development.
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Who should attend
Book your place and benefit from expert-led training designed to strengthen your clinical confidence in using FreeStyle Libre systems. This course is ideal for healthcare professionals working in diabetes care, including:
- Diabetes Specialist Nurse or Nurse Consultant
- Diabetes Diabetologist or Endocrinologist
- Dietitian
- Pharmacist
- Psychologist
- Diabetes Midwife
- Registrar or Clinical Fellow
- Diabetes Team Lead
Past attendee feedback
Following six years of highly successful online training, we are delighted to return to face-to-face delivery with an exciting, expert-led agenda packed with practical insights, valuable networking and in-depth workshops.
Book your place to benefit from this interactive learning experience - but don’t just take our word for it. Here is what delegates have said about our FreeStyle Libre systems training over the past few years:
View further comments on Diabetes NNF events on Trustpilot.
With thanks to Abbott Diabetes Care Division
Abbott’s Diabetes Care Division is committed to helping people manage their diabetes and achieve their best health outcomes with innovative technology, such as the FreeStyle Libre 2 system.