East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Your Local DESMOND Coordination Team

Name: Laura Gilligan - Community Diabetes Specialist Practitioner / Louisa Mower - Administration

Telephone: Diabetes centre: (01473) 704180 / Louisa - Direct line: (01473) 704180 Option 4

Email: desmond@esneft.nhs.uk

Times available: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 08:00 to 16:00

Localities: DESMOND is currently being delivered throughout Ipswich and East Suffolk.

Face to face courses are held at the following locations of which you could choose: -

·         Ipswich Hospital, Diabetes centre  

·         Martlesham

·         Stratford St Andrew

·         Kesgrave  

·         Trimley/ Felixstowe

·         Stowmarket   

Copdock

            Whitton

            Inspire, Lindbergh Road, Ipswich     

            Pauls Sports & Social Club, Ipswich

Local Referral Pathway: Referrals received from GP Practice. Please enquire at your GP practice who will put the referral through electronically to us at the Diabetes Centre. We will then be in contact to offer further details.

Modules Delivered:

DESMOND Newly Diagnosed module available (for patients up to 12 months post diagnosis) - over 1 day face-to-face courses.

DESMOND Foundation module available (for those with established diabetes) - over 1 day face-to-face courses.

MyDESMOND – Type 2 Diabetes Management - Digital programme for people with Type 2 diabetes. Visit www.mydesmond.com to find out more - online course (referral from your GP needed so you can register)

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We are a happy, friendly team, who look forward to hearing from you :)