The Team
| Stuart Davison | Consultant Paediatrician and Lead for paediatric diabetes |
| Consultant Paediatrician | |
| Richard Todd | Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) for paediatric diabetes |
| Beverly Anderson | Clinical Nurse Specialist for paediatric diabetes |
| Claire Morgan | Paediatric Dietician |
| Joanne Crossley | Clinical Psychologist |
| Susan Jeffery | Administrator |
| TBC | Secretary to Stuart Davison |
Contact details
Team email: ndht.cypdiabetes@nhs.net
Normal working day:
- Clinical Nurse Specialist working hours are 08.00 to 18.00; phone 07884266159 or 07920235237. Calls will be forwarded to the working person at that time irrespective of which number you choose to call.
- If the phone is not answered immediately then leave a message and you will be called back when the CNS is available.
- Calls to the CNS out of hours will be returned the following day (may be up to 22 hours later)
- Administrative Assistant working hours are 09.30 to 14.30 (Mon, Wed, Thurs, and Fri); phone 01271314106
Bank holidays and weekends:
- A rota has been devised to ensure to cover 365 days per year.
- On weekends and bank holidays the CNS will work an on-call rota. The on-call service will be available from 08.30 to 11.00am each day.
Out of Clinical Nurse Specialist hours:
- Parents who need clinical advice for their child with type 1 diabetes can phone Caroline Thorpe Ward; phone 01271 322704. They will ask to speak to the senior doctor on call.
Paediatric services provided
Comprehensive care for children and young people with type 1 diabetes up to the age of 19 years – with the involvement of their families, support services, social, educational, medical services and staff.
This support includes:
- Provision of 365 day per year contact to the Clinical Nurse Specialists
- 3-monthly multi-disciplinary outpatient clinics across a range of sites: North Devon District Hospital, Holsworthy, Bude, South Molton, Bideford
- Home and school visits
- Structured education for all associated with the child or young person
- Support to prevent the need for hospital admission
- Support during admissions to hospital
- Regular access to dietetic and clinical psychology support
- Transition process to enable the safe and effective movement towards adulthood and also adult services
- Individual and group education depending on circumstances and need
- Dedicated age-banded clinics
Treatments offered:
- Subcutaneous insulin injection therapy, continuous subcutaneous infusion (pump) therapy, oral medication or dietary input according to individual child’s need
Commitment:
To provide excellence in care in accordance to regional and national standards. We participate in the peer review process and the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit. We are members of the South-West Paediatric Diabetes Network.
Referrals to the diabetes team
In cases of suspected diabetes in children (0-18 years of age) there should be a same day referral to the acute paediatrics team.
North Devon Juvenile Diabetes support group – www.northdevonjuvenilediabetes.co.uk
Useful links
North Devon Juvenile Diabetes:
www.northdevonjuvenilediabetes.co.uk
Children with Diabetes / National Network regional Facebook groups:
T1 diabetes resources:
Digibete:
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation:
Input Diabetes:
Diabetes and sport: