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Diabetes service - NELFT

The diabetes service provides support for healthcare professionals and people over the age of 18 living with type one and type two diabetes.

The service provides:

  • evidence-based specialist assessments
  • care planning
  • clinical management advice to patients and carers
  • structured and specialist self management education courses for patients, families and carers
  • training for healthcare professionals to update their knowledge and skills
  • act as a consultative service for all healthcare professionals caring for patients with diabetes
  • clinics for ‘pump’ patients

The team also co-ordinates specialist support services such as nutrition, foot care and signposts to retinal screening for house bound patients and patients with learning difficulties.

Who to contact

Contact Name
Diabetes service
Telephone
01708 576267
E-mail
diabetesnursingservice@nhs.net
Website
Website

Where to go

Address
Health Centre
Gooshays Drive
Romford
Postcode
RM3 9SU

Time / Date Details

When is it on
Monday to Friday 9am 5pm
Time of day
Afternoon
Morning

Other Details

Availability

Referral required
Yes
Referral Details

Referrals are accepted via your GP.

Referrals are accepted through single point of access (SPA).

criteria: People over 17 years old with diabetes, newly diagnosed or have existing type one or two diabetes, frequent hospital admissions: for example, diabetes ketoacidosis, recurrent hypoglycaemia and or insulin initiation/insulin dose adjustment. Patients who live in Havering and/or registered with a Havering GP.

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