Western Health and Social Care Trust

Your Local DESMOND Coordination Team

Name: Katrina Giff / Sandra Morahan / Lesley Hamilton

Telephone: 028 71611354 or 028 71345

Email: katrina.giff@westerntrust.hscni.net

Times available: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00

Localities: DESMOND is currently being delivered throughout County Londonderry – Derry, Strabane, Limavady / County Tyrone – Omagh / County Fermanagh – Enniskillen, Lisnaskea and Irvinestown

Local Referral Pathway: Referrals received from GP Practice through the CCG referral system and from other members of multidisciplinary diabetes teams to the Diabetes Network Office

Modules Delivered:

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

Overview

The Western Trust serves a population of approximately 300,000 people. The diabetes team in the Western Trust have delivered the DESMOND programme since 2009. The DESMOND educators are diabetes specialist nurses and diabetes dietitians. The educators deliver the programme across 3 counties in a variety of hospital, primary care and community venues. The programme is offered in both 1 day and 2 half day formats.

Approximately 36 courses run each year across the Trust and the team are committed to promoting models of patient self-management. The option for updates and refresher sessions are included in longer term plans for service delivery.