Colchester children’s diabetes service is a multi-professional team supporting all children and young people with diabetes up to 19 years of age.

The aim of the team is to:

• Provide evidence based care for children with diabetes with the prevention of long term complications, reducing/ preventing hospital admissions.

We provide:

• Education, training and support at diagnosis for the child, young person and their family as well as on-going support in line with NICE and Best practice guidelines
• Support in school settings with education, training and personalised care plans
• Insulin pump service
• Designated age banded clinics for service users including an adolescent clinic
• 24 hour access to specialist advice

We also:

• Engage in the East of England children’s diabetes network
• Contribute in the national paediatric diabetes audit (NPDA)
• Participate in the national diabetes Peer review process
• Participate in diabetes research
• Offer the opportunity for service users to attend fun and educational events

The team: 

Lead paediatric consultant with an interest in diabetes – Dr Raheev Shinkar

Children’s diabetes clinical nurse specialists – Natalie Jordan (Lead Nurse), Hannah Meek, Lois Bemrose and Stana Cantwell

Children’s diabetes specialist dietitian – Anna Groom

How to contact the service

The service operates Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, and the diabetes team can be contacted by calling 01206 742 758.

An out of hours service, which gives advice to parents and children/young people who are known to the Colchester team is available Monday to Friday, 5 pm to 8 am, and 24 hours a day during weekends and bank holidays. The number to contact is 07759 118 299.