Diabetes Service

Diabetes Care service profile

The hospital based specialist diabetes team provides a service for patients with Type I and Type II Diabetes Mellitus, on both an in- patient and an out-patient basis.

• Patients benefit from a comprehensive service that includes Diabetologists, nurse specialists, specialist dieticians, podiatry and footwear

• Paediatric diabetes services are currently based at St John’s Hospital, although we maintain close links with this service.

• The joint diabetes / obstetric ante-natal clinic is held at St John’s Hospital and will continue at this location until such times that maternity services re-locate to the Broomfield site upon completion of the new Hospital.

Location and Contact details

The Mid Essex Diabetes Centre is located at Broomfield Hospital, West Wing 2.

Mid Essex Diabetes Centre
West Wing 2
Broomfield Hospital
Court Road
Chelmsford CM1 7ET

Tel 01245  516371
Fax 01245 516380

Referrals

Referrals to the diabetes clinics should be made via the GP to:

Dr Jeremy Fletcher

• Type 1 patients

• Any Patients with diabetes related complications including diabetic nephropathy

Dr Alan Jackson

• Foot care

• Ante- natal clinic

Dr David Cunnah

• Patients with diabetes living in the Braintree, Halstead & Witham area

Diabetes Specialist Nurses (DSN)

For assessment and education

• For out-patients via letter or fax from GP or Practice nurse)

• For in-patient care ( via ordercomms)

The DSN team and special interest areas are as follows:

• Jane Young  : Lead Nurse and Renal diabetes (Haemodialysis, PD)

• Margaret Bardle : Pre-conceptual and ante-natal care

• Lisa Joslin : In-patient care with an interest in Erectile dysfunction

• Hazel Hynes : Adolescents and young people with Type 1 diabetes

• Agnieszka Graja : In-patient care and genetic diabetes

Nutrition & Dietetics

For assessment and education

• For out-patients via letter or fax from GP or Practice nurse

The Nutrition & Dietetic Team and special interest areas are as follows:

• Pauline Bird (Clinical Manager for dietetics), special interests in pre conceptual, ante- and postnatal care

• Chris Cheyette, lead for Type 1 education (BERTIE) and specialist in weight management

• Bridget Lee, lead for Type 2 education, and specialist in weight management

Podiatry

• Eleanor Swan (Lead), Janice Armario and Sunil Patel

• Referral for in- patient  diabetes related foot-care is via the ordercomms system or for toe nail service (for patient who have extended admissions only) by fax to diabetes centre

• Out- patient referral via the community podiatry clinics depending on locality

The service is supported by

• Marilyn Griggs, Stephanie Ridd, Michelle Nunas and June Loveland

Other services include:

• New patient diabetic assessment, Consultant and/or senior DSNs

• Telephone advice for admission avoidance and treatment titration

• Telephone advisory service for patients and Primary care health care professionals.

• Email to diabetes nurses (DSNs) for current patients

• Education programme for Type II patients, including insulin conversion

• Education  programme for Type I patients with diabetes, including insulin initiation

• Continuous  Blood Glucose monitoring

• Education for both primary and secondary staff