Diabetes
This part of the website has been designed specifically for GPs, Clinical Commissioning groups, care homes and other care professionals who need the service referral information or access to Trust policies and care leaflets.
How do Care Professionals refer into this service?
GPs should fill in the referral form on this page and send it to:
Diabetes Specialist Nursing Service
William Farr House
Mytton Oak Road
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY3 8XL
Tel: 01743 277693
Email: shropcom.shropshiredsn@nhs.net
Types of patients regularly seen
The service normally sees adults and children with Type 1 Diabetes or those with Type 2 Diabetes using insulin or requiring insulin therapy.
The service also sees adults with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes wishing to attend Structured Education Programmes.
Patients not seen by this service
Routine Diabetes Care and individual patient appointments for patients with type 2 not on maximum oral agents to regulate their diabetes.
Frequently asked questions
- Do you see all patients with Type 2 Diabetes?
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Not individually unless they need to start injectable therapies although all patients with Type 2 Diabetes can attend our X-PERT Education Programme.
- Do you provide training to care homes?
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Not on an individual basis but we run courses specifically for carers.
Downloads & useful links
- Activity Holidays
- Administration of Insulin by Non Registered Practitioners to Adults with Diabetes Policy
- Basal rate testing
- Capillary Blood Glucose Monitoring Guideline 1567-59368
- CDSN Referral Form for GPs
- Community Diabetes Specialist Nursing Service consultation questionnaire 2014
- Diabetes Awareness Training (Module 1) - Information Flyer
- Diabetes care in residential homes in TW CCG survey 2014
- Diabetes clinics
- Diabetes End Of Life Care 2020-61508
- Diabetes foot screening patient letter COVID-19
- Diabetes Guide to Summer, Winter and Travel
- Diabetes Nursing Team HCAI Self-audit
- Exercise management
- Forgotten Insulin Injections
- High Glucose and Illness
- Hypoglycaemia
- Hypoglycaemia info for schools and nurseries
- Keeping your cardio vascular system health
- Keeping your eyes healthy
- Leaflet for families - PPS - V8
- Management of Hypoglycaemia Guideline 1568-60285
- Managing Type 1 Diabetes during activity holidays
- Oral Health
- Paediatric Team
- Participant Evaluation Questionnaire - All Programmes - Remote Delivery
- Pump failure
- Pump holiday
- Reducing High HbA1C
- Retinopathy leaflet
- School Supplies
- Sick day rules
- Smoking Leaflet
- Starting Injectable Treatments in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes - 2154
- What is HbA1C
- X-PERT Participant Empowerment Questionnaire - XD XI
- Xpert Participant Consent form
- Xpert Registration form
Contact the Service Manager
- Service Manager
Donna Jones
Tel: 01743 277693