About our service
Our consultant led service has dedicated clinical nurse specialists, additional specialist nursing support and therapies to provide a patient focused treatment programme including education and self-management. We also provide other services, including:
- Education sessions for patients
- Intensive insulin management
- Carbohydrate counting sessions
- Continuous blood glucose monitoring
- Insulin pump initiation clinic
Patient support is also provided via a dedicated specialist nurse led telephone helpline. We work with dieticians and podiatrists who are specialised in the care of patients with diabetes and endocrinology associated disorders.
We offer comprehensive inpatient, outpatient and day care services for diabetes and endocrinology from three main sites - Bishop Auckland Hospital, Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. Our aim is to treat patients as close to home as possible, therefore we also offer services at Barnard Castle, Sedgefield, Chester le Street and Shotley Bridge community hospitals.