About the Department

Services provided by the department

• General diabetes clinics supported by Diabetic Specialist Nurse and Dietician (both sites)
• General endocrine clinics (both sites)
• Specialist thyroid / parathyroid clinic (both sites)
• Specialist obesity clinic for medical and surgical treatment of morbid obesity
• Young adult diabetes clinic and dedicated transitional clinic
• Diabetes foot clinic
• Joint renal / diabetic clinic
• One stop thyroid clinic jointly with surgeon
• Diabetic antenatal covering diabetes mellitus and endocrine problems
• Insulin pump clinic
• In-patient diabetes support by diabetes specialist nurses on both sites - supporting healthcare professionals, patients and safe discharge planning
• Multi-disciplinary diabetes foot rounds on Wednesdays mornings
• Community diabetes - clinic at Woking Community Hospital

Our Clinical Team

The consulting team in the department are:

Dr Gautam DAS Consultant Endocrinologist

Dr Thang HAN Consultant Endocrinologist GMC: 6040258   Areas of interest: Insulin treatment in diabetes General endocrinology obesity, thyroid disorders Teaching and research

Dr P HOW Consultant Endocrinologist

Dr Jacqueline INCE Consultant Endocrinologist   Areas of interest: Diabetes and endocrinology Clinical Lead for Acute Medicine Emergency medical conditions

Dr Chong Wei LIM MB ChB PhD FRCP Consultant in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Acute Medicine GMC No: 6143479   Areas of interest: All aspects of endocrinology and diabetes including thyroid, adrenal, PCOS, infertility, pituitary diseases, bone metabolism, parathyroid hormone disorders, and insulin pump.

Dr Nazia RASHID MBBS, BSC, FRCP, MRCP Diabetes & Endocrinology Consultant Physician Diabetes & Endocrinology GMC: 6121851   Areas of interest: Deputy college Tutor (RCP) Clinical interests: Antenatal Diabetes and Endocrinology, Renal Diabetes, Thyroid and Parathyroid disorders, Insulin pumps and CGMS Non-clinical interests: Undergraduate and post graduate medical education and training

Dr ROBERTS Consultant Endocrinologist

Dr Helen WARD Consultant Endocrinologist GMC: 3665455   Areas of interest: Endocrine disorders during pregnancy Diabetes and insulin pumps General endocrinology

Dr A YOUSSEIF Consultant Endocrinologist / Diabetes

Clinics:

• Joint general DM clinic weekly (alternates SPH / ASH)
• DM Complications clinic weekly: ASH and SPH
• Foot clinic
• General Endocrine clinic weekly (alternates SPH / ASH)
• Thyroid / Parathyroid Clinic weekly: ASH and SPH
• Diabetes ANC alternate weeks at SPH
• Obesity Clinic
• One stop Thyroid clinic

Outpatient Care

Diabetes and endocrine clinics are held at Stephanie Marks Diabetes Centre at St Peter's Hospital and on the 1st Floor in the Outpatient Department at Ashford Hospital.

Diabetes clinics:

• General diabetes clinics supported by Diabetic Specialist Nurse and Dietitian (both sites)
• Young adult diabetes clinic and dedicated transitional clinic
• Diabetes foot clinic
• Joint renal diabetes clinic (with Dr James Marsh, Consultant Nephrologist)
• Insulin pump clinic
• Diabetic antenatal clinic covering diabetes mellitus and endocrine problems (held in Abbey Wing) - this is a joint clinic with Obstetric Consultants
• Community diabetes clinic at Woking Community Hospital

Endocrine clinics:

• General endocrine clinics (both sites)
• Specialist thyroid / parathyroid clinic (both sites)
• Specialist obesity clinic for medical and surgical treatment of morbid obesity
• One stop thyroid clinic jointly with surgeon (Mr Thomas)

Inpatient Care

Patients with diabetes who are admitted to hospital with diabetes related reasons are usually looked after on Maple Ward at St Peter's Hospital.

We have three Diabetes Specialist Nurses (DSNs) providing support and care for all people with diabetes who are admitted to our hospitals. The DSNs cover both St Peter's Hospital and Ashford Hospital (Mon - Fri). Our DSNs support other healthcare professionals and patients to ensure safe discharge planning.