Welcome to the NHS Highland Diabetes Pages
In the diabetes section of the website you will find information about diabetes, how to prevent it and how to manage it. We have also included links to other websites that you may find useful.
People with diabetes using this site will find the Understanding diabetes and Living with diabetes sections useful with plenty of downloadable information sheets and links to other helpful websites such the national diabetes information website www.mydiabetesmyway.scot.nhs.uk
Contact details for the Diabetes Specialist Team can be accessed by clicking here
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FeedbackIf you have any comments, views or questions about the content of these diabetes pages or any aspects of the diabetes services in NHS Highland then please click on the feedback link on the left. When leaving your feedback please make sure that you include Diabetes in the subject title.
Eye Screening mobile unit schedule
There are two mobile Retinal Screening Units based in Inverness serving practices in:
Caithness, Sutherland, Ross-shire, Badenoch and Strathspey, Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh and three practices within the Cowall & Bute area (Lochgoilhead, Tignabruaich and Rothesay).
The latest schedule for these mobile units can be viewed by clicking on the following link
Mobile Unit Schedule - Jan to March 2012 Date of Issue Dec 2011
For further information on the screening service click here
NHS Highland Diabetes Managed Clinical Network
The Network is responsible for providing expert advice to the Senior Management Team of NHS Highland by identifying the clinical priorities for the improvement or development of Diabetes care across NHS Highland as well as identifying areas of concern. It is the Network that keeps these pages up to date.
The Network will monitor quality of care delivered across NHS Highland against agreed standards as be aware of current developments in drugs, treatments and technologies.
The network is responsible to the Medical Director and the Director of Public Health
Getting Involved
The network includes people with diabetes and clinicians on it’s groups. If you are a patient or carer for someone with diabetes and would like to be included in this process then please get in contact with Chris Claridge (patient representative) or Gavin Sell (Manager) by email as follows:
Chris Claridge e-mail cjclaridge@hotmail.co.uk
Gavin Sell e-mail gavin.sell@nhs.net
Links with other groups
Currently the network has close links with the Inverness and District Diabetes UK group, and we would welcome other interested local groups in the NHS Highland area also becoming involved. If you are part of a group who would like to become involved in the work of the MCN then please contact Gavin Sell using the e-mail address above.
