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East of England Paediatric Diabetes Network

Vision

The East of England Paediatric Diabetes Network will work towards local needs, regional priorities and align with the national focus of caring for children and young people with diabetes. It will develop a manageable and effective network which provides engagement from all key stakeholders and inform the priorities set by the network which will enable regional sustainable outcomes to be delivered.

See our terms of reference (Word 28KB) and our organisational structure (Word 40KB)

Locality Groups

Consisting of four smaller groups divided into the following geographic/administrative areas across the region:

1. Bedfordshire & Herts Group - Area Lead: Dr Heather Mitchell (Watford General)

Lister Hospital, Stevenage
QE2 Hospital, Welwyn Garden City
Bedford Hospital
Luton General Hospital
Watford General Hospital

2. Cambridgeshire/Suffolk Group - Area Lead: Dr Nadeem Abdullah (Addenbrookes)

Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon
Peterborough District General Hospital
West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds
Ipswich General Hospital
The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow

3. Essex Group - Area Lead: Dr Birgit Van Meijgaarden (Basildon Hospital)

Basildon and Thurrock Hospital
Colchester General Hospital
St John's Hospital, Chelmsford
Southend District General Hospital

4. Norfolk Group - Area Lead: Dr Vipan Datta (Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital)

NNUH, Norwich
Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital, Kings Lynn
James Paget Hospital, Great Yarmouth

Steering Committee

This group will be tasked with overseeing the delivery of change and improvement in paediatric diabetes services for the East of England. The group will represented be the network chair, network co-ordinator, NHS Diabetes programme manager; local group representatives, workstream leads and adult diabetelogy (currently Dr Peter Wincour (QE2, Welwyn GC) and Dr Gerry Rayman (Ipswich).

Workstreams

IT/ Regional & National Register (Prof David Dunger)
‘Out of Hours’ support (Dr Nadeem Abdullah)
Regional Standards & Protocols (Dr Vijith Puthi)
Commissioning (Dr Peter Wincour)

Contact

For further details or to get involved contact Network Coordinator Kate Wilson: kate.wilson@addenbrookes.nhs.uk

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