Diabetes is a disease where your body cannot control the amount of sugar in your blood.
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The Diabetes Team aims to provide high quality care in a timely manner, catered to individual needs, and to enable patients to feel confident in working with us to manage their condition and improve their health.
We as a team are dedicated to innovation and progress to improve patient care and truly put patients first and demonstrate by evidence that we are doing what we say!
The Diabetes Team has adopted a multidisciplinary approach which consists of
See below for the services we offer
Outpatient Services
For patient convenience a ‘one-stop approach’ to clinic attendances has been adopted. This means that on a single visit the patient may see a number of healthcare professionals, therefore negating the need for multiple visits.
Inpatient services
Inpatient services are provided on wards 7A and 7B with each consultant having responsibility for a number of patients.
Doctors may also see patients on other wards who have been admitted with diabetic or endocrine problems in addition to their main presenting complaint e.g. pre and post operatively and post myocardial infarction etc. There are 2 diabetes specialist nurses who visit wards throughout the Trust to give advice and education to patients and staff. They offer specific education to people who are newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and those who are commenced on insulin.
Insulin Pump Service
The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is one of the largest insulin pump services in the UK and enjoys a reputation for excellence.
This multidisciplinary service is able to provide care and on-going support to individuals with diabetes who have multifaceted health, psychological and social needs at the highest level. The team philosophy promotes a pro-active working partnership between the professional, patient and their relative or carer which optimises self-care management strategies, health and wellbeing.
Podiatry and PCT Podiatry
We provide a high quality podiatry services for high risk diabetic foot at diabetes Centre in conjunction with the PCT podiatry team with close links to diabetes team, vascular team, orthopaedic team, radiology, tissue viability team, and orthotics.
Outpatients referrals
Patients are referred to the service by their GP or medical centre
Inpatient referrals
Patients that are usually admitted to the ward as an emergency are those with acute or chronic diabetic, endocrine or medical problems. There can also be planned admissions via the outpatient clinics including podiatry clinics.
Insulin Pump Service
This service is a tertiary service and accepts referrals from across the region as well as Alder Hey. The specialist nurse holds education sessions for patients both in groups and individually.
Podiatry referrals
Podiatry Outpatients: Acute referrals are sent from your care giver via fax to the Diabetes Centre and Routine referrals are made via your GP
Podiatry Inpatient: referrals are made by your medical caregiver via internal systems
PCT Podiatry Clinics
Patients can be referred to the local health centre. Patients are required to complete an application form which they can pick up from their local community health centre.
Outpatients
All people attending the diabetes centre should book in with the receptionist on arrival. People attending appointments are asked to bring several items with them:
Inpatients
The patients are seen on a daily basis by medical staff. Consultants have a team of dedicated doctors which consists of a specialist registrar ( SpR ), core medical trainee (CMT) and Foundation doctors.
The team may also care for patients with diabetes who are being medically managed by consultants, but are located on a different ward.
Insulin Pump Service
All individuals referred to the insulin pump service are reviewed ensuring that they have impartial information, which will allow them to make an informed choice regarding CSII.
Podiatry and PCT Podiatry Clinic
You will be assessed by the team at the clinic or ward and, depending upon the nature of your ailment, a further treatment plan will be discussed with you or treatment will begin by the team.
Outpatients
There are general and specialty clinics supervised by diabetes consultants providing specialist care to diabetes patients. You may be referred to one of these clinics after your initial assessment.
Inpatients
Any necessary ongoing treatment will be dependent upon specific condition
Insulin Pump Service
For all patients individualised holistic plan is developed which will incorporate physical, educational, pharmacological, social and psychological interventions as required. For individuals accepted into the insulin pump programme we provide on-going care and support.
Podiatry
Any necessary ongoing treatment will be dependent upon specific condition.
Diabetes Education
Diabetes department at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital provides in-house developed diabetes education programmes e.g.
Podiatry Team
Outpatients:
The Diabetes Centre is open Monday to Friday from 8.30am until 5pm.
Inpatients:
Wards are open seven days a week, 24 hours a day. However, visitors times are subject to ward policy. Please see Wards for more details
Insulin Pump Service
Subject to need
Podiatry and PCT Podiatry Clinics
Outpatients
Outpatients can be contacted on 0151 706 2829. This is an answering machine and is cleared regularly. Messages left will be returned the same day.
Please remember to leave your name and number clearly when you call. The clinics run on an appointment only system, but access to advice from the diabetes specialist nurses is available via the telephone between 9am – 4pm. Messages left after 4pm will be returned on the next working day.
Inpatients
Podiatry
Podiatry clinic 0151 706 3060
PCT Podiatry service contact:
Podiatry Professional Lead
Dovecot Health Centre
Tel: 0151 228 3846
Orthotist:
The diabetes/Endocrine team at the Royal provides the following specialist tertiary clinics and services:
Our awards include: