Type 1 Diabetes - Service Development Event Helping us shape the future for patients diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes

The NHS Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group, specialist diabetes teams from Southampton Hospital and Solent Foundation Trust and the Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation invite you to join us for a special presentation and interactive focus group, where we would like to hear you ideas, feedback and experience of being diagnosed and living with Type 1 Diabetes.

It doesn't matter whether you are recently diagnosed or have been living with Type 1 Diabetes for years. By sharing your personal experiences and taking part in our group discussions, your input and knowledge will help us shape the diabetes service to better serve you and support those that will be diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in the future.

We are particularly looking for people in the 17 + age range and those living in the SO14 to SO19 postcode area of Southampton.

Here is a look at what the day will involve -

Schedule

9:30 am - Registration (tea, coffee, refreshments and biscuits will be served)

10 am - Introduction, an overview of the Type 1 Pathway, aims of the day and opening presentation by: Dr Shiba Qamar, GP and Clinical Lead Diabetes, Southampton City CCG Dr Mayank Patel, Consultant in Diabetes, University Hospital Southampton, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Southampton Dr Patrick Sharp, Consultant in Diabetes, Diabetes lead, Solent NHS Trust

10:15 am - Round table discussion with the Diabetes specialist teams from Southampton General Hospital and Solent NHS Trust and Commissioners from NHS Southampton City CCG and fellow delegates.

11 am - Comfort break

11:15 am - Round table discussion, questions and feedback with the Diabetes specialist teams from Southampton General Hospital and Solent NHS Trust and Commissioners from NHS Southampton City CCG and fellow delegates.

12 pm - Lunch and networking ( a hot buffet lunch will be served, baked jacket potatoes with a selection of fillings, tea, coffee and refreshments)

12:45 pm - Summary of the day's feedback and results

1 pm - Finish

We hope you will support us in our aims to build a better diabetes service for everyone involved, especially you and your fellow diabetes community.

Shaping the future for patients living with diabetes

Our team vision is to ensure that patients living with diabetes are given the best possible advice and care by skilled professionals, who educate and support them to manage their condition.

We want diabetes to be recognised as a priority for primary and secondary care.

Our project will improve patient experience, and health outcomes, through improved education and professional collaboration. We will achieve this by working together; taking time to listen, understand and value different perspectives. We will put our patient’s best interests at the heart of our work and ensure that we involve them, and multidisciplinary teams, to co-produce the new shared pathways.

These new pathways will have more streamlined processes, so that patients can leave and join at the appropriate point, in a seamless way. The mechanics and transition of this should be so smooth that they do not even notice that they are moving between different providers or lead professionals.

The right information and care plans will reach the right people, at the right time.

Patients will feel educated and empowered in managing their condition and know when and why to ask for help.’