Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Your Local DESMOND Coordination Team
Name: Kim Quinn – Self-Care Program
Telephone: (028) 27661478
Email: DesmondDiabetesCourse@northerntrust.hscni.net
Times available: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00. Evenings and weekends available on request
Localities: DESMOND is currently being delivered throughout various venues in the Northern Trust area
Local Referral Pathway: Referrals received from GP Practice, Practice Nurse, District Nurse, Diabetes Consultant, Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Pharmacist, Optician and Allied Health Professionals e.g. dietitian, podiatrist etc. We also accept Self Referrals
Modules Delivered:
DESMOND Newly Diagnosed module available (for patients up to 12 months post diagnosis)
DESMOND Foundation module available (for those with established diabetes)
Virtual DESMOND
Face-to-Face
MyDESMOND – Type 2 Diabetes Management - Digital programme for people with Type 2 diabetes. Visit www.mydesmond.com to find out more.
Note: All programs are available for those newly diagnosed or diagnosed with diabetes for many years.
Overview
DESMOND is an award-winning program introduced to Northern Trust in November 2015.
It is an accredited regional course. Each group session is always unique and it is wonderful meeting and listening to peoples’ experiences both positive and negative. The sessions are informal, including humour as well as the serious business. If you have, Type 2 Diabetes and wish to find out more on what is diabetes, how to improve diabetes management, understand personal blood results, discover more on food and exercise why not get in touch.
These are some comments that participants had left on their confidence scores;
“It gave me inspiration to look after my health and give me more knowledge of diabetes” August 2023
“Excellent course and a very clear easy to follow presentation by two lovely trainers. It felt warming and reassuring to be part of the group” June 2023
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