Wigan

Your Local DESMOND Coordination Team

Name: Community Diabetes and DESMOND Team – DESMOND Education Programme

Coordinator: Community Admin Hub

Telephone: 0300 707 7700 option 5

Email: wwl-tr.desmondservice@nhs.net

Times available: Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:00

Localities: DESMOND is currently being delivered throughout Wigan and Leigh Borough. All venues are accessible for wheelchair users.

Local Referral Pathway: Referrals received from Health Care Professionals and we also accept self-referrals.

To self refer for DESMOND or MyDESMOND:

Contact 0300 707 770 option 5 and a member of the admin team will take your referral.

Alternatively you can self refer via the Trust website by accessing WWL Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Desmond Type 2 Diabetes or scan the QR code to be taken directly to the Trust website.

Modules Delivered:

DESMOND structured education for patients with type 2 newly diagnosed and ongoing diabetes via face-to-face sessions. 

·       The course is delivered by 2 accredited educators in a relaxed, safe and friendly environment

·       Delivered in half day sessions

·       You are also welcome to bring a carer, family member or a friend

MyDESMOND – Type 2 Diabetes Management - Digital programme for people with Type 2 diabetes.

To find out more about MyDesmond please visit:

WWL Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Desmond Type 2 Diabetes or www.mydesmond.com

Some of the feedback we have received:

It is good to interact with others and be able to ask questions in a face to face environment.

I have found the two and a half course full of information which will help me in the future. The instructors helpful kind and full of knowledge.

It was good to hear about the experience of others managing their diabetes - how they felt about it - how easy or difficult to stick to diets, etc.

Really informative, answered lots of questions, made me think more positively about diabetes.

The DESMOND Poem

This lovely poem was written by a previous participant;

Went to a DESMOND meeting today

A bit apprehensive I must say

A full day talking about food

Not my idea of fun "not being rude"

Sugar, carbs, starch my head was in a spin

How do you manage to take it all in?

One of the really nice staff made me grin

She said it's hard to digest and take in

She meant the information not the food

But it got us all laughing and lightened the mood

It was a fantastic day it has to be said

Now I know how much sugars in my bread

Bad fats and good fats are implemented in my brain

Having smaller portions I have myself to train

Eat little more often and exercise more

And you'll have fewer visits to your Doctors door

So one final thing before I depart

Too much weight puts a strain on your heart

You'll get tons of information if you're asked to go

So please attend and don’t be "a no show"

The information you receive could prolong or even save your life

Further Information:

Wrightington,Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust WWL Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Desmond Type 2 Diabetes