Barking and Dagenham (NELFT)

Your Local DESMOND Coordination Team

Name: Elaine Vann / Deirdre Courtney

Telephone: 0300 300 1762

Email: DiabetesBD@nelft.nhs.uk

Times available: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00. DESMOND courses are offered 2 times a month on a Monday or a Thursday (1 day 09:00 to 16:30)

Localities: DESMOND is currently being delivered throughout Barking and Dagenham. Courses are delivered at: Porters Avenue Health Centre

Local Referral Pathway: Referrals received from GP Practice

Modules Delivered:

DESMOND Newly Diagnosed module available (for patients up to 12 months post diagnosis)

DESMOND Foundation module available (for those with established diabetes)

MyDESMOND – Type 2 Diabetes Management - Digital programme for people with Type 2 diabetes. Visit www.mydesmond.com to find out more

Overview

Anyone with Type 2 diabetes (new and existing) with a GP in the Barking & Dagenham area can be referred.

Once a referral is received you will be contacted by a DESMOND Co-ordinator to arrange your education day.

Courses are run twice a month at Porters Avenue Health Centre by a Diabetes Specialist Nurse and Registered Dietitian. We have a team of 7 Educators that deliver the courses.

The DESMOND session starts at 09:00 and finishes at 16:30. Refreshments for patients are provided.

We also offer MyDESMOND which is an online interactive digital programme consisting of 8 online sessions which you can access at your own pace.  It is an excellent opportunity to ‘Ask the Experts’ any questions you may have.  You need to contact the DESMOND Co-ordinator for access.

The DESMOND programme has proved to be extremely popular and successful and feedback from participants has been very positive.

Comments from patients include: ‘Very interesting day. I obtained a wealth of information to assist with my diabetes’.  ‘The educators were extremely knowledgeable and friendly’.