Hse Community Services

Directory to Diabetes Services
Limerick , Clare and North Tipperary
www.hse.ie/go/diabetes
Edition NO:2 March 2016

Contents

Hospital Diabetes Services

University Hospital Limerick 4

University Limerick Nenagh Hospital 5

University Limerick Ennis Hospital 6

St John’s Hospital Limerick 6

Diabetes Integrated Care 7

Community Diabetes Services

Community Dietetic Service 8

Podiatry/Chiropody Service 9

Retinal Screening Service 10

Public Health Nursing 10

Counselling Service 11

Health Promotion Services

Physical Activity Support 12

Smoking Cessation Service 12

Patient Structured Education Programme

DESMOND (Type 2) 13

CODE (Type 2) 13

CHOICE (Type 1 Children service) 14

Support Services

Long Term Illness 14

Entitlement/Community Welfare Service 15

Domiciliary Care Allowance 15

Diabetes Ireland 15

Patient Support Group 16

Information for people with Visual Impairment 16

Sharp Disposal 16

Edition No:2 Updated by Anne O Sullivan CNS Diabetes Integrated Care March 2016

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HOSPITAL DIABETES SERVICES MID WESTERN AREA
University Limerick Hospital Adult Diabetes Team
Consultant Endocrinologist
Dr James O’Hare
Ms Sarah Fitzpatrick
CNS Diabetes
Anne O Sullivan
CNS Diabetes Integrated Care
Elizabeth Carrig
Assumpta Coyle
Emma Hynes
Doireann Mac Loughlin
Senior Podiatrist
Adult Diabetes Clinic Appointments / 061/301111 via switch board
061/482340
061/483023
061/482617
061/482524
Diabetes in Pregnancy Team University Limerick Maternity Hospital
Consultant Obstetrician
Dr John Slevin
Yvonne Moloney
RAMP Diabetes / 061/483123
061/483481
Children Diabetes Team University Limerick Hospital
Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology
Prof. Clodagh O’Gorman
Ms Anne Quinn
CNS Diabetes
Mary Norris
CNS Diabetes
Maria Kelly –Conroy
CNS Diabetes
Therase Dunne
Senior Dietitian
Children Diabetes Clinic Appointments
/ 061/485276
061/482022
061/482928
061/485276
Ophthalmologist
Dr Marie Hickey-Dwyer
Dr Islim Tuwir
Dr Philip O’Reilly / 061/482710
061/482378
061/482358
Renal Services
Dr Con Cronin
Dr Liam Casserly
Prof Austin Stack
Dr M Gaffney / 061/462206/7
Vascular
Mr P Burke
Mr E Kavanagh
Mr T Moloney
Tissue Viability CNS / 061/482121
061/482761
061/482121
061/485308
University Limerick Nenagh Hospital Diabetes Team
Dr Haq
Consultant Physician
CNS Diabetes
Consultant Endocrinologist Dr O’ Hare Specialist Diabetes Clinic 2nd Wednesday each Month
Ms Brigitte Hayden
Senior Podiatrist /
067/31249
067/31491
0504/21055
University Limerick Ennis Hospital Diabetes Team
Dr M Rahman
Consultant Physician
Fiona Johnston
CNS Diabetes
Consultant Endocrinologist Dr O’ Hare Specialist Diabetes Clinic 3rd Thursday each Month
Administrative services
Tonya O Neill
Community Dietitian
Senior Podiatrist / 065/6863169
065/6863336
065/6863164
065/6863875
065/6828525 ext.4741
St John’s Hospital Limerick Diabetes Team
Medical Consultants
Dr C Cronin
Dr E Mulloy
Dr L Casserly/Dr M Gaffney
Brid Collins
CNS Diabetes
Aishling Collins
Senior Dietician
Consultant Endocrinologist Dr O’ Hare Specialist Diabetes Clinic 2nd Thursday each Month / 061/462206
061/462205
061/462205
061/462271
061/462175
Vascular Consultant
Mr P Burke
Tissue Viability Nurse / 061/462202
061/462221
Diabetes Integrated Care Service
Areas covered Network 7 North side
Limerick City
Network 3 Primary Care Area 1,2,3&4 Ennis / Anne O Sullivan
CNS Diabetes Integrated care
061 483023
COMMUNITY DIABETES SERVICES MID WESTERN AREA
Community Dietetic Service
Community Dietetic Services provide group education plus, if indicated, one-to-one consultation to patients referred by GPs, PNs, PHNs or Area Medical Officers. Patients can self refer for structured education sessions.
Referral forms and appointments available via:
Limerick / Sinead Glover/Anne Geary
Community Nutrition & Dietetics
St Joseph’s Hospital, North West Wing, Mulgrave Street, Limerick / 061/483448/483437
Fax: 061/446653
Dietetic Clinic in the following Health Centres: Abbeyfeale HC, Ballynanty HC, Glin HC, King’s Island PC Centre, Moyross HC, Carnegie HC, Newcastle West, Southill HC, Rathkeale HC
Clare / Tonya O Neill
Community Dietitian
St Josephs Hospital Ennis Co Clare / 065 6863875
North Tipperary / Kay Finn
Community Dietetic and Nutrition Service
Health Centre, Tyone, Nenagh, Co Tipperary / 067/46477
Dietetic Clinic in the following Health Centres: Nenagh, Roscrea and Thurles
Podiatry/Chiropody Service
Limerick / Podiatry Department
UHL
Mon-Fri.
Acute Active foot disease referred to the Podiatry service UHL. / 061/482524
Chiropody service for people >66yrs GMS holder and classified as low risk feet
Referral process by completing the PCCC referral form and forward to Valerie Green / Valerie Green/CareBright
The Health Centre
Knockainey Road
Hospital
Co Limerick / 061 602700 option 5
Clare / Chiropody/Podiatry Appointments, HSE-West, Health Centre, Bindon Street, Ennis, Co Clare / 065/6828525 Ext. 4741
065/6842828
Podiatry Clinic Locations in Clare / Clinic Frequency
Ennis-Health Centre, Bindon Street / Daily
Ennistymon Health Centre / Twice Weekly
Ennistymon Day Centre / Weekly
Kilrush Health Centre, Kilkee Road / Weekly
Scariff Health Centre / Monthly
Shannon Health Centre / Monthly
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Ennis / Weekly
North Tipperary / Podiatry Bridgette Hayden
Hospital of the Assumption Thurles Co Tipperary / 0504/21055
Podiatry Outreach Clinics Locations North Tipperary / Clinic Frequency
Community Hospital of Assumption Thurles / One clinic per week for out patients only
Referrals are via GP or PHN
Nenagh General Hospital / Monthly
Roscrea Primary Care Centre Cre House / Monthly
Borrisokane Primary Care Centre / Monthly
Diabetic Retinascreen
The National Diabetic Retinal Screening Programme
This programme is a government funded programme that offers free, regular diabetic retinopathy screening to people with diabetes aged 12 years and older / Referral process
People with diabetes can be referred to the programme via Freephone 1800454555 or online at www.diabeticretinascreen.ie by a Health Care Professional or by patient self referral by downloading a referral form accessed via www.diabeticretinascreen.ie and signed by the patient general practitioner
Once the person with diabetes is registered with the retinascreen programme. An invitation letter will be sent to consent to the retinascreen programme.
When this letter is received the person with diabetes must call the freephone number 1800454555 to consent to the programme. An appointment will then be sent for diabetic retinopathy screening.
Results of the screening will be forward to the GP
Public Health Nursing
The Community Nursing Service offers a range of advice and support to all people with diabetes holding a Medical Card. This support and advice and education is in conjunction with acute diabetic services to:
·  Newly and established people with diabetes of all ages who hold a medical card in the home or primary school setting.
·  Women in the ante natal and post natal period who suffer from chronic diabetes or gestational diabetes.
·  Management of diabetic leg ulcers.
·  Onward referral to Podiatry or G.P.
Every effort is made by hospital and PHN staff to train newly diagnosed people with diabetes to administer their own Insulin in order to make them independent. Where the person with diabetes cannot administer her/his insulin, the Public Health Nursing Service will provide this service.
Referrals on PCT referral form to
Contact details
Limerick / Public Health Nursing,
HSE,
Ballycummin Ave.,
Raheen,
Limerick / 061-483716/483718
Fax: 061-483994
Clare / Public Health Nursing,
HSE,
Sandfield Centre,
Ennis,
Co. Clare / (065) 6868030
North Tipperary / Public Health Nursing,
Health Centre,
Tyone,Nenagh,
Co.Tipperary / (067)46474
Counselling Services
GMS Holder
Counselling in Primary Care service (CIPC) available to people aged 18years and over
Discuss with the patient & agreement confirmed
Give the patient a information leaflet on CIPC counselling in primary care and instruct the patient on importance of contacting the service to “opt in” this is essential for counselling to begin details available on the information leaflet
Referrals can be made by the GP or members of the PCT with the patient GP’s awareness
Complete the “Referral Form Counselling In Primary Care (CIPC)” and forward to the appropriate address
Non GMS Holders
Counselling service available via the
Social Support Centre
Henry Street
Limerick
061 314111
Referrer to contact the counsellor in Social Support Centre
HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICES
Physical Activity Support/Exercise Referral Scheme
An Exercise Referral Scheme / Referred by patient GP / www.gpexercisereferral.ie
Get Ireland Walking / Information available on physical activity / www.getirelandwalking.ie
www.getactive.ie
Smoking Cessation Support
All patients / National Smokers QUITLINE: 1800 201203
Mon-Sat 8am-10pm / www.quit.ie
Facebook.com/HSEquit
www.ash.ie
www.givingupsmoking.co.uk
Clare Health Promotion Services / HSE West
Slainte Office, Museum House, Francis Street, Ennis / 065/6865841
Limerick Health Promotion / HPH Co-ordinator / 061/483185
STRUCTURED DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN THE
HSE MID – WEST
DESMOND Diabetes Education& Self Management for On-going & Newly Diagnosed Type 2 diabetics
Available to patients in Limerick and North Tipperary
Limerick
Anne Geary/Sinead Glover
Anne T. Costello/Maria Barrett
North Tipperary
Johanna Burke RGN Community Borrisokane HC
Kay Finn Community Dietitian Tyone HC
Referrals via Margaret O Brien Borrisokane HC / 061/483448
069/61430
067/46477
067/49000
CODE Community Orientated Diabetes Education
For Newly Diagnosed & On-going Management of Type 2 Diabetes
Available to Patients who attend UHL
Sarah Fitzpatrick, CNS-Diabetes, UHL CODE facilitators.
Available to patients who attend GP’s in Network 7 Limerick & Network 3 Ennis Co Clare
Anne O’Sullivan, CNS Diabetes Integrated Care, CODE facilitator.
North & West Clare and North Tipperary CODE facilitator:
Pauline Dunne, Diabetes Federation of Ireland / 061/482340
061/483023
071/9146001 and
CHOICE Carbohydrate and Insulin Collaborative Education.
For children and young people with diabetes (0-19 years) and their parents/careers.
Available to all patients that attend the Paediatric Diabetes Services in UHL.
Delivered by a CNS/Paediatric Diabetes Anne Quinn, Mary Norris and Maria Kelly-Conroy & Diabetes Dietitian. Therese Dunne / 061 482022
061 482928
SUPPORT SERVICES
Long Term Illness Scheme
All people diagnosed with diabetes are eligible for for a Long Term Illness Card (LTI) regardless if teh person has a GMS card, this will entitle the person with diabetes to free diabetes-related medication, devices and blood glucose monitoring strips. LTI application are available from the GP practice or Pharmacy
GMS/Medical card or GP visit card. The application form can be accessed from
https://www.medicalcard.ie
The application from is used for both the medical card and GP visit card
Your eligibility will be checked for both.
Medical card patients can also apply to the Long Term Illness scheme to avail of free prescription charge
Limerick &
North Tipperary / Long Term Illness Section
Community Care
HSE West
Raheen Business Park
Ballycummin Avenue
Limerick / 061/483707
Clare / Long Term Illness Section
HSE West
Medical Card Department
Sandfield Centre
Ennis
Co Clare / 065/6868089
Entitlements/Community Welfare Service
Limerick / Community Welfare Service
HSE, Limerick PCCC
St Joseph’s Hospital
Mulgrave Street
Limerick / 061/461489 and 461491
Clare / Community Welfare Services
HSE Sandfield Centre
Ennis, Co Clare / 065/6868090
North Tipperary / Community Welfare Services
HSE, PCCC
Friar’s Court
Nenagh
Co Tipperary / 067/31003
Domiciliary Care Allowance
This service is provided by the Department of Social Welfare.
Parents of diabetic children (or any other condition) are entitled to apply for Domiciliary Care Allowance.
In order to be considered medically eligible the following must be satisfied:
“the child has a severe disability requiring continual or continuous care and attention substantially in excess of the care and attention normally required by a child of the same age..” / 071/9148200
Diabetes Ireland
Diabetes Ireland has a network of support branches and groups throughout the country. The activities of the organisation include among others, dissemination of non-judgmental advice and information through meetings, workshops, website, media and a quarterly magazine. Support is available through literature lo-call helpline, website and public meetings. Awareness of diabetes is raised through PR campaigns and lobbying on behalf of people with diabetes in areas where they are being discriminated. / Western Regional Office
Diabetes Ireland
071/9146001

www.diabetes.ie
1850 909909
Patient Support Group
Clare Diabetes Support and Clare Branch Diabetes Ireland / Grainne Flynn
087/6415747

Limerick Parent Support Group / Olivia Sweeny
Carmel Humphreys
Visually Impaired information
NCBI gives advice, information and support on aids which are available for the visually impaired and how to obtain them.
Limerick/Clare/North Tipperary / Unit 2&3
Parkview Court
Lord Edward Street
Limerick / 061/310388
Locall 1850334353
Email
www.ncbi.ie
Meters for Visually Impaired
The only available talking meter is the Superchek 2 / There is no agent for Superchek 2 meter in Ireland. Meter can be requested from the UK / 00441636831201
www.apollomedicaltechnologies.co.uk
Sharps Disposal
Sharps containers available from Local Health Centres.
BD safe clips available on prescription for injectable devices

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