Whipps Cross University Hospital

What we do

Our vision is to give the best medical care to our patients and this is provided at the Gillian Hanson centre of diabetes.

The diabetes team consists of a large multidisciplinary team including three consultants, three diabetes nurses and a backup of secretaries and administrative staff.

Our centre also houses a chiropody department specialising in the management of diabetic foot problems.

Our diabetes department provides both outpatient and inpatient care:

Outpatients
Clinics are consultant and nurse-led. Specialist clinics include:

• Adolescent
• Pregnancy – held in antenatal clinic jointly with Obstetrician, consultant Diabetologist, specialist diabetes midwife
• Erectile dysfunction

Inpatients
We manage inpatients with all forms of diabetes and are available to give advice to inpatients with diabetes whilst they are undergoing treatment for other reasons for example undergoing surgery.

Investigations
In addition to clinics the unit can also carry out:

• Continuous glucose monitoring
• 24 hour blood pressure monitoring

Treatments
These include:

• Oral treatments for diabetes
• Insulin starts, titration and management.
• Any new treatments available for diabetes not currently available in primary care.

We hope to provide an insulin pump service in the near future.

In summary we manage inpatients and outpatients with type 1, type 2 diabetes as well adolescents and pregnant ladies.

Consultants

• Dr Rina Davison, Lead Consultant
• Dr David Levy, Consultant
• Dr Abdul Lakhtar, Consultant

How to contact us

Where to find us

How to find us

For more information on how to find these locations or how to get the hospital please look under our 'Where to find us section'.

• Click here to view location map of the hospital.
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Opening times

How to get treatment

To get an appointment with our diabetes team you will need to be referred by your GP (General Practitioner).