Swindon Community Diabetes Service (SCDS)

The Swindon Community Diabetes Service (SCDS) aims to:

  • Provide support and advice to professionals in GP surgeries, care, nursing and residential homes and to people with diabeteS
  • Improve the knowledge and skills of health care professionals to manage diabetes care through education and training
    Promote personalized care planning through detailed assessment of patients with diabetes
  • Provide accessible services as close to patients’ home or work as possible
  • Promote patients to self care and have a better understanding how to manage their diabetes through a range of education sessions, motivational interviewing, consultation and literature / documentary resources
  • Promote partnership working and a shared care approach between providers to enable patients to receive appropriate care, seamlessly, and in a timely manner

Useful Information and Links
Knowing when to contact SCDS
Exclusion Referral Criteria
Current Services
Swindon Community Diabetes Service (Feb 2018)
Swindon Community Diabetes Service leaflet (November 2019)

 

Contact Details

Swindon Community Diabetes Team
Eldene Health Centre
Collingsmead
Eldene
Swindon
SN3 3RZ

Office telephone: 01793 696621
E-mail: SWICCG.CommunityDiabetesService@nhs.net

The Swindon Community Diabetes Team includes:

Dr Vladimir Vaks – Consultant in Diabetes/Endocrinology (Monday, Thursday, Friday)
Sarah Fitzpatrick – Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
Rose Wood – Administrator
Marketha Mapp – DESMOND Admin