The Wandsworth Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN) Team

Wandsworth Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse (CDSN) team

The aims of the Wandsworth Community DSN team are to:

1. Provide integrated care between primary and secondary care 2. Work towards the standards set by the Diabetes NSF 3. Support, educate and help manage patients with diabetes in Wandsworth 4. Support and develop the skills of GPs, Practice Nurses, and District Nurse teams in Wandsworth, in the management of patients with diabetes by providing:- a) Interventions for individuals to optimise glycaemic control b) transfer to insulin for people with type 2 diabetes

How do we provide this?

 Tier 2 (joint) clinics with GPs and Practice Nurses  Joint visits with District Nurses  Joint clinics/regular liaison with secondary care diabetes teams  Telephone advice for healthcare professionals and patients  Insulin Start Groups for patients with T2DM  Education for newly diagnosed patients with T2DM – (DESMOND)  Education for patients with existing T2DM – (Conversation Map Education)  Education for healthcare professionals: –

1. Wandsworth Insulin Management Programme 2. Blood Glucose Monitoring training for Community teams 3. Diabetes study days for Community teams, Nursing/Residential homes/Wandsworth Prison

The Wandsworth Community DSN team covers three localities, Battersea, Wandsworth South, Putney & Roehampton. Referrals can be made via the Community DSN referral form.

Putney & Roehampton Phone Fax Yvonne Bornemann =  020 8812 5065  020 8812 5477 Kippy Mahdi-Rogers =  020 8812 5065  020 8812 5477

Wandsworth South Judith Nelson =  020 8812 5065  020 8812 5477 Maggie Dixon =  020 8812 5065  020 8812 5477

Battersea Lucy Chadder (Team Leader) =  020 8812 4049  020 8812 4051 Kate Hawkins =  020 8812 4049  020 8812 4051 Download Wandsworth diabetes guidelines http://www.wandsworthccg.nhs.uk/NewsPublications/Publication/Documents/Wandsworth_Diabetes_Guideli nes_Nov_2012.pdf