Sandycove Surgery is part of the East Coast Area Diabetes Shared Care (ECADs) Programme since 2002 in which patients with Type 2 Diabetes are enrolled. Each patient is reviewed by a Dietician specialising in Diabetes and a Diabetes Nurse Specialist (DNS) at a dedicated clinic in the surgery while a regular annual assessment is performed at St Vincents, St Michaels or Louglinstown hospital.
Any suitable patient diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in our practice will be offered the opportunity to be cared for within this scheme. Satisfaction levels amongst patients participating are generally high due to the one to one contact with experienced professionals at each visit who monitor your response to treatment and provide ongoing advice and support in the familiar surroundings of the surgery, avoiding lengthy delays in the hospital.
The dietician and diabetic nurse attend weekly specialist diabetic meetings with the hospital teams and any concerns regarding a particular patient are discussed there. Information on each patient,including blood test results, is communicated via a database between the community diabetic clinic and the hospital clinic which helps to provide better continuity of care.
Within this scheme, patients have the opportunity to receive multidisciplinary Diabetes care from familiar personnel within their own GP practice which is generally close to where they live with less waiting time.
Within this scheme, patients have the opportunity to receive multidisciplinary Diabetes care from familiar personnel within their own GP practice which is generally close to where they live with less waiting time.