Diabetic Specialist Nurses (DSNs) – Provide holistic and individual patient assessment, education to empower self-management skills, medication optimisation, initiation of insulin and other injectable treatments. Support diabetes technology and insulin pump therapy and along with DSDs provide a pre-pregnancy service and deliver structured patient education (DESMOND and DAFNE).
The team provide support and education to community nurses, hospice and care home staff and to other HCPs seeking advice.
Diabetes Specialist Dietitians (DSD)- Provide individual, specifically tailored, practical evidence based dietary advice. Patients are seen in a variety of different settings including outpatient clinics, community clinics, care homes and patients own homes. They see patients in a variety of ways including face to face, via groups or telephone calls. Also provide support and training for other health care professionals and community workers.
Enhanced Foot Protection Team (EFPT) - Urgent referral to the team for assessment, active management and onward referral to the regional Multi Disciplinary Foot Team (MDFT) in BHSCT.
ACTIVE RISK - those patients with diabetes related foot ulceration.
Please see below for referral criteria
Please do not contact the Community Adult DSNs for paediatric or antenatal services.
CDSN - Primary care referrals via CCG - Community diabetes specialist nurse or send completed forms to DiabetesSpecial.Nurse@southerntrust.hscni.net – Form within criteria
DSD: Refer through CCG or send copy of referral form to ahp.cbu@southerntrust.hscni.net
EFPT: Refer through CCG or send copy of referral form to ahp.cbu@southerntrust.hscni.net
NOTE: Referrals are not accepted via Diabetes.Podiatry@southerntrust.hscni.net
Structured Diabetes Education – DESMOND only: Refer through CCG or send completed forms to diabetes.spe@southerntrust.hscni.net
Pre pregnancy: refer via CCG or send patient details to
DSNs: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4.30pm
DSDs: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
EFPT: Monday - Friday 8.30am - 4:30pm
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HUB: 028 3756 1010 Monday - Friday: 9am - 12:30pm, excluding Bank Holidays. Managed by the diabetes administration team based in Lurgan HSC. Calls are logged onto a daily duty desk for DSNs to respond, with priority given to urgent calls. The HUB is for urgent enquiries from both patients & Health Care Professionals (HCPs). HCP enquires can also be sent via email to DiabetesSpecial.Nurse@southerntrust.hscni.net
DSN Appointment Line: 028 3756 1366 Managed by diabetes admin – used by patients to respond to partial booking letters or to enquire about scheduled appointments. DSN mobile numbers are for general HCP enquires only.
IMPORTANT: Staff mobile numbers should not be given out to patients. Please do not contact the Community Adult DSNs for paediatric or antenatal services. Please note during staff absences, phone calls will be diverted.
Armagh & Dungannon locality: Diabetes Specialist Nurses (DSNs): Ciara Cunningham (Diabetes ANP) 07342 060055 Annette Roberts 07584 185619 Claire Metcalf Foster 07703 394834 Clare Black Tues only – pre-pregnancy 07525 896978 Sinead Greene 07701 257862 Donna Mellon 07860 396680 Advanced Diabetes Podiatrists: Enhanced Foot Protection Team: Generic email for podiatry referrals: ahp.cbu@southerntrust.hscni.net Dungannon office 028 3756 5308 Armagh office 028 3756 6652 For urgent wound care only: Julie-Ann McKeown (Armagh) 07825 146019 Joanne Campbell (Dungannon) 07789 564540 Diabetes Specialist Dietitians: Generic email for dietetic referrals:ahp.cbu@southerntrust.hscni.net Alison Barbour 028 3756 5307 Lauren Telford 028 3756 5306 Rachel Strain (Armagh) 028 3756 4552
Craigavaon & Banbridge locality: Diabetes Specialist Nurses (DSNs): Joanne Johnston 07384 820115 Judith Pike 07827 914473 Tracy Murray 07557 150855 Tanly Thomas 07710 203954 Advanced Diabetes Podiatrists: Enhanced Foot Protection Team: Generic email for podiatry referrals:ahp.cbu@southerntrust.hscni.net Lurgan HSSC 028 3756 4150 Portadown HSSC 028 3836 0424 For urgent wound care only: Cathy Harvey 07767 338835 Rhona Ryan (Portadown) 07468 702125 Susan Cummins (Lurgan) 07385 419747 Diabetes Specialist Dietitians: Generic email for dietetic referrals:ahp.cbu@southerntrust.hscni.net Sandra Simms/Rachel Strain/Claire Mason Diane Cromwell (Pre-pregnancy/Antenatal) 028 3756 1049 (admin)
Newry & Mourne locality: Diabetes Specialist Nurses (DSNs): Carolyn Martin 07765 741291 Mary Dunne 07500 918805 Rachel Madden 07917 000295 Fenghua Cunningham 07765 741291 Advanced Diabetes Podiatrists: Enhanced Foot Protection Team: Generic email for podiatry referrals:ahp.cbu@southerntrust.hscni.net Telephone: Daisy Hill Office 028 3756 2068 For urgent wound care only: Carmel Fitzpatrick 07747 191462 Mairead Mathers 07747 191348 Fintan Connolly 07834 929121 Ashley Carroll 07766 776439 Diabetes Specialist Dietitians: Generic email for dietetic referrals:ahp.cbu@southerntrust.hscni.net Sandra Green (DHH office): 028 3756 2060 Wendy Murray & Sandra Simms 028 3756 2060 |