This department provides services and treatments for diseases caused by problems with the hormones normally secreted from the endocrine glands pituitary, thyroid, pancreas and adrenal glands.
Diabetes is caused by the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin. This disease is prevalent amongst our Ealing and Southall community. It is four times more common within the Asian community than other communities.
The department works closely with local GPs and the services provided involve joint working with podiatrists, dieticians and ophthalmologists.
Services provided:
How to access the services
The department takes referrals from local GPs and also from other specialists within Ealing Hospital
The diabetes and endocrinology team
The medical team is led by two consultants working with a team of six diabetes nurse specialists and four clinical assistants. The diabetes nurse specialists, as experts in diabetes care, have strong links with the community. They visit local GP surgeries, housebound patients in their homes or residential homes and will advise teachers in schools on the care of children with diabetes.
Teaching and Research
The department seeks to build on and develop its extensive capacity for teaching and research
