Diabetes Centre
Diabetes Centre staff
Many people work in the Diabetes Centre from many different professions. We work closely together in an effort to provide the best possible care, the person with diabetes always being the most important in the team!
Consultants
There are currently four consultants working in the diabetes team. They all see patients in their diabetes clinics, and also have specialties within the diabetes team. They are responsible for training junior doctors, and for assessing whether new treatments and ways of treating diabetes are appropriate for the Poole population.
Diabetes specialist nurses
We have five diabetes specialist nurses in our team. One of them works specifically on the inpatient wards throughout Poole Hospital, ensuring that people with diabetes receive appropriate care whilst in hospital. The others are based in the Diabetes Centre, and provide education to people with diabetes so that they can look after their condition themselves. They train people to carry out their own diabetes testing and to give their own insulin.
Diabetes specialist dietitians
There are two diabetes specialist dietitians in the team. They advise patients on how to change their lifestyle, including what they eat, in order to look after their diabetes as well as possible.
Diabetes specialist podiatrists
We have a team of podiatrists in the centre who specialise in diabetic foot disease, working closely with the doctors, surgeons and nurses in order to try to prevent serious foot problems in diabetic patients.
Other staff
There are lots of others who work in the Diabetes Centre, such as the clinic nurses, eye screeners, receptionists and clerical Staff. All of them work hard to contribute to the team-based care that we provide for people with diabetes.
Who to contact and when?
Monday – Friday 9am-4pm
For the Children Diabetes Team please call 0300 019 2662 or for non-urgent queries email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For the Young Person’s Diabetes Service YPDS (16-23 years) please call 0300 019 8759 or for non-urgent queries email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For the Adult Diabetes Team
To change or discuss appointments - 0300 019 8060
For all routine queries such as education, travel letters, supplies or education call - 0300 019 2514
For non-urgent advice such as blood glucose readings, help with doses etc. please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For the Specialist Dietitians please call 0300 019 8064
For the specialist Podiatrists please call 0300 019 8077
For ADULTS URGENT ADVICE ONLY call our advice line 0300 019 3096.
Calls will be monitored and triaged Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm.
Please note – Please use other contact options above if you do not need URGENT access to the diabetes nursing team. Calls will be prioritised by clinical need.
Outside of office hours
Urgent diabetes advice for those below 19 years of age: 01202 665511 and ask Switchboard to page the children’s diabetes team.
Urgent diabetes advice for those above 19 years of age: Call your own GP surgery or NHS Direct on 111.
Health Information
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·For Type 1 Diabetes click here
·For Type 2 diabetes click here
Useful websites;
·Diabetes technology access advice service (Input)
·Insulin Pump Advice (Insulin Pumpers)
·NICE
