Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 316-2023
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
– Does your Trust offer diabetes services/support for Type 2 diabetes patients with obesity?
Yes
a. If yes, please confirm the name and type of each service
Community Diabetes Service, Community Diabetes Service, Structured Education Courses Diabetes
and You / Diabetes, Food and You.
b. What healthcare professionals are delivering this service and how many FTE.?
0.8 WTE Community Consultant in Diabetes
4.2 WTE Diabetes Specialist Nurses
2.1 WTE Diabetes Specialist Dietitians
2.2 WTE Registered Nutritionists
c. If not, which organisation commissions these services for your population?
d. Please list the relevant services provided to your population.
Dietetic Clinics and Dietetic led group education for those on GLP-1 / GIP therapy.
Structured Education Program includes managing weight which is delivered by our Registered
Nutritionists
e. How many places were commissioned for each service for FY 2023/34?
No limit
f. How many referrals have been received so far for each service in FY 2023/24?
Nurse/Dietitian Clinic: 1,072
Education: 2,425
g. How many patients are currently waiting for their first appointment for each of these
services?
Clinic appointment with Nurse or Dietitian: 148
Diabetes Education: 205
h. Which funding pots. is used to deliver these services?
Diabetes services are funded as a part of the ongoing block contract
i. What was the value of the budget for each service in FY 23/24?
The direct budget for the Community Diabetes Specialist Team is £388,843, this excludes senior
management, support staff, estates, infrastructure etc
j. Do you anticipate expanding, maintaining or decreasing the current service provision in the
next financial year?
Maintaining
k. Are there currently staffing vacancies in these services, if so please provide the title, grade
and FTE for each vacancy.
No current vacancy
l. Who is the senior person in the Trust who is responsible for commissioning this service?
ICB Clinical Programme Lead
m. Who is the senior person in the Trust who is responsible for the delivery of this service?
Service Director of Countywide Services within which Diabetes Service sits.
n. If this service is outsourced, who is your provider, and what is the duration and end date of
their contract?