Dr Gerry Rayman

Dr Gerry Rayman is a Consultant Diabetologist at the Diabetes Centre, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, England and Honorary Professor at the University of East Anglia and the University of Suffolk.

He has had several national roles. As NHS Diabetes’ clinical lead for inpatient diabetes, he innovated and led the National Diabetes Inpatient Audit (NaDIA), driving continuous improvements in inpatient diabetes care across England and Wales. He led DiabetesUK’s Putting Feet First campaign and co‑authored Making Hospitals Safe for People with Diabetes. He is a former President of the RSM Endocrine and Diabetes Section and contributes to national inpatient and perioperative guidelines through the Joint British Diabetes Societies and the Centre for Perioperative Care.

He developed widely adopted innovations, including the Ipswich-Touch-Test and NaDIA. He is the GIRFT (Getting It Right First Time) Co‑Lead for Diabetes, through which he has driven major service innovations, including the IP3D (Improving Perioperative Pathway for People with Diabetes) and the Emergency Diabetes Surgical Pathway, Virtual Pathways for acute admissions, SAMI (Self Administration and Management of Insulin), and CADNIP (Community and Diabetes Nurse Insulin Programme- optimising insulin therapy for frail elderly).

With over 220 peer-reviewed publications, his research spans diabetic foot disease, neuropathy, pregnancy care, service improvement in inpatient and community diabetes care and the integration of new technologies into diabetes services.