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How to become a DAFNE centre

If you are interested in offering DAFNE in your service, we recommend that you:

1.   Read the following documents available on this web-site
DAFNE Information booklet
Delivering the NSF booklet
DAFNE Funding pack
     
2.   If you are still interested in offering DAFNE after reading the above information, you will need to:
  Identify at least one DSN and one Dietitian to train as DAFNE Educators
  Identify 1 physician to train as a DAFNE doctor
  Secure the funding to set up and operate as a DAFNE centre and train your DAFNE Educators and doctor

DAFNE - Details of the costs involved
provides some information which will be useful when preparing your funding application to your PCO. Please note that the costs and some of the information in this download are out of date. We are currently updating this resource and the updated version will be available before the end of October 2005.
     
3.   Once you have secured funding, check the next available course dates for the training of your DAFNE Educators and doctor(s). If your identified Educators and doctors can meet the available course dates, an application form will need to be completed. Each identified Educator and doctor will need to complete sections B and C respectively of the application form.
     
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4. Contact Central DAFNE Administration (0191 293 4115) to check if your preferred training programme and dates are still available and provisionally book you training places. In order to secure the training places the completed application form and a non-returnable deposit must be received by Central DAFNE within 10 working days of the date of the provisional booking.

Once the completed application form is received by Central DAFNE Administration you will contacted with details of your training plan and additional information.