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Changes to Tier 4 Diabetes Healthcare in Hounslow
We have raised concern over the decommissioning of outpatient appointments at West Middlesex University Hospital for Type 2 diabetes patients and providing care instead in the community via GPs & Nurses. I have taken this matter to NHS Hounslow and Hounslow LINk. The PCT are not acting within the guidelines laid down in the London Guide to Diabetes. If you have been discharged from WMUH and are having any problems please contact our Chairman, David Cahill.
Our Chairman was invited to House of Commons on 15th November 2010 to lobby for better diabetes healthcare in nursing homes
As a member of the “Council of People Living with Diabetes”, Our Chair was invited to lobby MPs at the World Diabetes Day reception in the House of Commons. Diabetes UK used this reception to highlight the importance of high quality provision and standards of diabetes care in care homes in England, and launched a new report that complements and highlights the Good practice guidelines as a valuable resource for care homes.
They believe that the Good practice guidelines and report make a positive and constructive contribution to the debate about how to improve standards of care for older people with diabetes in care homes. A large number of MPs and peers attended the event, which was kindly sponsored by Adrian Sanders MP. Our new Chief Executive Baroness Barbara Young and Professor Alan Sinclair highlighted the issues.
Donations of £860 received from Guests at Steve & Angie Curry’s wedding
Guests at Steve and Angie’s wedding were asked to donate to Diabetes UK instead of buying the usual electric toasters and kettles. So £860 was collected. We received £810 and £50 went directly to Diabetes UK via their online receipts system. A big thanks to those guests, and to Steve & Angie for thinking of us
28th April 2010 Formation of the Hounslow Cardiovascular Alliance
The Hounslow Cardiovascular Alliance was set up by the following groups:-
- Diabetes UK Hounslow Voluntary Group
- The Hounslow Stroke (Prevention & Patient Support) Group
- WMUH Upbeat Heart (Prevention & Patient Support) Group
This will involve organising (amongst other things):-
- Meetings talks for all 3 groups
- Roadshows with stands from all 3 groups
- The Volunteer's rota for manning the helpdesks for all 3 Groups
- Socials and fundraising events that can be shared by all 3 group
It will be run by volunteers from all 3 groups
It will not have members, only a Committee & volunteers
28th April 2010 David Cahill appointed Chairman of WMUH Upbeat Heart Support Group
David Cahill was appointed Chairman of The WMUH Upbeat Heart (Prevention & Patient Support) Group at their AGM on 28th April 2010. It is a heart patient support group based at West Middlesex University Hospital and affiliated to the British Heart Foundation.
Heart disease is a complication derived from diabetes that also makes it a condition that is very relevant to people with diabetes, and as such we want a strong heart patient support group in Hounslow.
Due to a lack of volunteers that group was considering to disband as a patient support group and continue with only heart awareness activity. Some of our volunteers have been helping the Upbeat Group and are cross members of both groups. Currently Upbeat only runs a Heart Awareness Desk at West Middlesex University Hospital, and has resource to only attend a limited number of road shows. It has not held meetings for its members for over a year. Due to its limited volunteer resource is has been unable undertake many activities and we hope to change this.
27th April 2009 David Cahill reappointed Chairman of
The Hounslow Stroke (Prevention & Patient Support) Group
David Cahill was reappointed Chairman of The Hounslow Stroke (Prevention & Patient Support) Group. It is a local Stroke group, affiliated to the Stroke Association, that some of our volunteers set up with David.
April 2010 Changes to Tier 4 Diabetes Healthcare in Hounslow
Our Vice Chair Colin Stacey raised the issue of NHS Hounslow decommissioning outpatient appointments for Tier 4 diabetes patients and providing care in the community via GPs & Nurses. He took this matter to NHS Hounslow and Hounslow LINk. The matter is currently being considered by the Hounslow Overview & Scrutiny Committee.
March 2010 Chief Executive Colin Stacey re appointed to LINk
Our Chief Executive Colin Stacey was elected to the Hounslow LINk Steering Committee in March 2009. He holds the Diabetes Healthcare Seat on the LINk and represents the views of our Group. He was re appointed in March 2010.