Introduction
Comprehensive diabetes outpatient service for adults (age 16+) with a confirmed diagnosis of diabetes. Diabetes Retinal Screening service accepts referrals from 12 years of age.
Services offered
- Medical assessments of diabetes & complications
- Joint diabetes renal clinic
- Nurse Specialist led clinics
- Specialist Dietician clinics
- Retinal Screening Service & direct referral to Ophthalmology service
- Diabetes, podiatry and ulcer clinic
- Psychologist service
- Structured group education programmes for type 1 (BERTIE) & type 2 diabetes (DESMOND)
- Telephone advice for patients and healthcare professionals
- Priority clinics for urgent reviews
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm
Service lead
Dr Matthew Oldfield, Consultant Diabetologist and Endocrinologist
Service consultants, surgeons and clinicians
- Dr Matthew Oldfield
- Dr Mark Spring
- Dr Jaffar Allawi
- Dr Nick Jackman
Additional information
No Diabetes Paediatric service. No pregnancy and diabetes service – usually referred to Kingston Diaban unit for duration of pregnancy. Patients requiring treatment for diabetes retinopathy – referred to Kingston Hospital Royal Eye unit. Patients seen in the unit may need additional referral to other specialities within the multidisciplinary diabetes team.
Contact details
Telephone advice: 020 8487 6447
Secretaries: 020 8487 6441
020 8487 6987
Outpatients main number: 020 8487 6449
Fax: 020 8487 6535