This webpage was last updated on: 02 Mar 2021 17:00:18.653
Diabetes + Endocrinology
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Clinical Pathway
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Recommended Action
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Obligatory admissions and inpatients – DKA etc
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Cannot be managed in the community. Protocols to be discharged asap
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Outpatient attendances
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Moved to telephone or video consultation, will only be brought in if clinical need.
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Routine diabetes care
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Nurses have reduced primary care supported clinics. Patients are being triaged and only urgent Follow ups are taking place.
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Diabetic foot services
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Need to continue as patients feet at risk, both inpatient and outpatient.
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Pregnancy and diabetes services
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Continue as normal, F2F.
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Help lines
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To support outpatients with acute diabetes-related problems - to continue as normal, with nurses supporting to prevent admissions/clinic demand.
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Routine type 1 diabetes clinics
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To do be done via telephone, unless urgent/at risk
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Routine type 2 diabetes clinics
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To do be done via telephone, unless urgent/at risk
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Blood tests
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Continue to be requested for patients, this avoids admissions and ensures patients can be monitored out of clinics.
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Endocrinology clinics
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Moved to telephone, patients can be seen face to face if clinical need.
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