Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Your Local DESMOND Coordination Team
Name: Nia Kelly – Self-Care Program
Telephone: 028 276 61479
Email: DesmondDiabetesCourse@northerntrust.hscni.net
Times available: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 08:00 to 18:00.
Localities: DESMOND is currently delivered at the following venues:
Ballymena Health & Care Centre,
Moyle Hospital,
Mid Ulster Hospital,
Whiteabbey Hospital,
Braid Valley Hospital,
Robinson Hospital,
Mountfern House Coleraine,
Causeway House Ballymoney
Local Referral Pathway: Referrals received from GP Practice, Practice Nurse, District Nurse, Diabetes Consultant, Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Pharmacist, Optician and Allied Health Professionals via CCG referral of ENCOMPASS
Modules Delivered:
DESMOND Newly Diagnosed module available (for patients up to 12 months post diagnosis)
DESMOND Foundation module available (for those with established diabetes)
Virtual DESMOND
Face-to-Face
MyDESMOND – Type 2 Diabetes Management - Digital programme for people with Type 2 diabetes. Visit www.mydesmond.com to find out more.
Note: All programs are available for those newly diagnosed or diagnosed with diabetes for many ye
Overview
DESMOND is an award-winning program introduced to Northern Trust in November 2015.
It is an accredited regional course. Each group session is always unique and it is wonderful meeting and listening to peoples’ experiences both positive and negative. The sessions are informal, including humour as well as the serious business. If you have, Type 2 Diabetes and wish to find out more on what is diabetes, how to improve diabetes management, understand personal blood results, discover more on food and exercise why not get in touch.
