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North West Paediatric Diabetes Network

Background

Across the North West region clinical leads come together to improve services for children and young people with diabetes. All 21 trusts that provide paediatric diabetes care to children and young people are part of the network. The North West area covers a large and varied geographical region stretch from Cumbria to Cheshire.

The North West Paediatric Network has been running in its current form since 2010 and developed out of a clinical network that looked mainly at research. Its aim is to improve the quality of care hospitals and other organisations offer to children and young people with diabetes and their families and carers. The group is attended by many clinicians from different backgrounds including PDSNs, dieticians and psychology staff as well as representatives from Diabetes UK and NHS Diabetes. Each trust who provides care is expected to attend.

In the future the network will broaden the membership further by including parent and carer representatives and developing stronger links with commissioners and business managers from paediatric diabetes in acute trusts.

Who we are

The 21 trusts that make up the network are:

Alder Hey Children's Foundation Trust
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Central Manchester University Hospital Foundation NHS Trust
Countess of Chester
East Cheshire NHS Trust
East Lancashire Hospitals
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust
Mid Cheshire Foundation NHS Trust
Pennine Acute Trust
Royal Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
St Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust
Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust
University Hospitals of Morecombe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
Warrington and Halton NHS Foundation Trust
Wirral University Teaching Hospital
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

What we do

In 2011/12 four work streams were established. These are:

Next meeting

The dates of the meetings in 2012 are:

9th February 2012
12th June 2012
18th October 2012

Contact

Please contact the network coordinator Ruth Gordon: ruth@ruthgordonassociates.co.uk, mobile 07885608524 for further details.

The network is chaired by Dr Chris Cooper, Consultant Paediatrician, Stockport and supported by NHS Diabetes through Trudi Akroyd, Head of Commissioning, Mobile: 07733 303088

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