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The Trust provides a diabetes service covering all aspects of general and specialist diabetes care

Service overview

The service provides seamless diabetes care to the people of Croydon, whether they are seen in hospital, at a community clinic, in general practice or at home. 

The service provides inpatient care for patients with diabetes and outpatient services for patients with type 1 diabetes and complex type 2 diabetes, including patients with complications and co-morbidities.

The diabetes specialist nursing service provides education and support to patients and peers in the acute setting and provides outpatient support for patient under the care of the diabetologist. Outpatient clinics are held at Croydon University and Purley War Memorial Hospital. 

The service also provides community-based specialist care and group patient education from local venues across the borough, providing access to consultants, diabetes specialist nurses and dietitians closer to home.

Information leaflet

Click here for our patient information leaflet called 'Your diabetes service'.

Attend Anywhere

During the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, all appointments will be carried out using Attend Anywhere (video consultation) or on the telephone unless it is absolutely necessary to see you in person, in which case we will arrange a face to face appointment in safe setting.  

If you have an appointment booked with us, you can click here to make a test call in advance and to enter the virtual waiting room. If you are not in the virtual waiting room when it is time for your appointment, the clinician will phone you - please check your appointment letter includes the correct phone number.

Further sources of advice and support

South West London Diabetes Toolkit

This website brings local and national information together for you in one place, including information on Covid-19, sections for type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as well as how to access free diabetes education courses and local health and wellbeing services without needing a referral.

It has been reviewed and approved by our clinical specialists, so you can be sure the information is accurate and can be trusted.

Diabetes UK

A dedicated website and helpline for all people with diabetes, their friends, family and carers.

Telephone: 0345 123 2399, Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm

Email: helpline@diabetes.org.uk

Further resources

For the diabetic retinopathy screening service (DRSS) click here.
For routine diabetic foot care click here.
For urgent diabetic foot care click here. 
For information on booking a diabetes education course click here. 
For information on preventing diabetes click here.