In this department we deal with all hormone related problems:

• Diabetes

For information about specific diabetes related problems, please see the NHS Choices website.

Colchester Hospital services

All outpatient diabetes services are run by

North East Essex Diabetes Services (NEEDS). We work with:

• the Paediatric Diabetes Team in the weekly Transition Clinic
• the weekly Diabetes Antenatal Clinic
• Diabetes Foot Clinic involving NEEDS, Podiatry, Vascular Surgery and Bone and joint surgeon

Email the Diabetes team

Phone: 08452 413 313

Out of hours

There is an out of hours service available to all children under the care of children’s diabetes service. The service is available between the hours of 5pm and 8am weekdays and 24 hours a day at weekends/bank holidays. The out of hours telephone number is 01438 285 000.