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Omnipod-Friendly endos/clinics/hospitals near chichester

payam7777777

payam7777777

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Hi,

I was wondering if anyone here happened to know Omnipod-friendly endos/clinics/hospitals near or not far from Chichester.

Thanks.
 
A few years ago Southampton were an Omnipod favoured clinic, I bit too far maybe. Have you tried the Royal Sussex at Hove ? or QA at Portsmouth ? (Portsmouth are known to be an understanding clinic).
 
payam7777777 said:
Hi,

I was wondering if anyone here happened to know Omnipod-friendly endos/clinics/hospitals near or not far from Chichester.

Thanks.
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Just because someone has got an Omnipod before does not mean they are available to new patients. My clinic is constantly reviewing the pumps they offer based on support, experience and cost. Your best bet is to ask the local endo clinics. A very very quick Google found this page with all contact details etc. https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/services/diabetes-endocrinology/

An alternative approach is to ask Omnipod. They should be keen to get another user so may share details of clinics they work with.
I am sure they have contact details online.
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Wow
Chas C said:
A few years ago Southampton were an Omnipod favoured clinic, I bit too far maybe. Have you tried the Royal Sussex at Hove ? or QA at Portsmouth ? (Portsmouth are known to be an understanding clinic).
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Wow!
So helpful!
Let me see if I get this all right, please.

. In Southampton there is a clinic? OR the clinic in Southampton is called Southampton clinic?
. Royal Sussex at Hove
. QA at Portsmouth. (known to be an understanding clinic)
 
Just because someone has got an Omnipod before does not mean they are available to new patients. My clinic is constantly reviewing the pumps they offer based on support, experience and cost. Your best bet is to ask the local endo clinics. A very very quick Google found this page with all contact details etc. https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/services/diabetes-endocrinology/
In Response said:
An alternative approach is to ask Omnipod. They should be keen to get another user so may share details of clinics they work with.
I am sure they have contact details online.
.
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Beautiful!
Many thanks.
 
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I have always been happy with my clinic so never looked to changed.
Twenty years ago, my GP referred me to my clinic and I have been aligned with them ever since.
How easy is it to chose your clinic?
I have heard of other people on the forum asking their GP to refer them to a different clinic but I thought that still had to be within the same ICS.

Southampton will be in a different ICS to Chichester (which is covered by the University Hospitals Sussex ICS).
Am I correct In understanding that you need a GP referral and it has to be within the same ICS or can you chose any NHS clinic in the country to get the pump you want? That’s assuming, of course, the consultant is willing for their department to fund you with a pump.
 
In Response said:
Am I correct In understanding that you need a GP referral and it has to be within the same ICS or can you chose any NHS clinic in the country to get the pump you want?
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I dont know really.
I also assume that we'd have to work it out whithin Chichester ICS.
Dont know..
 
I know someone in my area is going to a diabetes clinic in a different ICS, but they've been going there for years, so it may be different for new patients.
I'd second what @inresponse said and contact Omnipod, maybe ask the rep to contact you, as they're usually pretty helpful.
 
payam7777777 said:
Hi,

I was wondering if anyone here happened to know Omnipod-friendly endos/clinics/hospitals near or not far from Chichester.

Thanks.
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If this for your nephew, perhaps you ought to first contact the university to ask which GP surgeries look after the students. Then contact the appropriate surgery to find which hospitals they refer patients to. ( At least in my case, I only have one hospital clinic that treats my diabetes because the GP surgery does not refer patients to my preferred hospital.)
 
payam7777777 said:
Wow

Wow!
So helpful!
Let me see if I get this all right, please.

. In Southampton there is a clinic? OR the clinic in Southampton is called Southampton clinic?
. Royal Sussex at Hove
. QA at Portsmouth. (known to be an understanding clinic)
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So guessing from other replies and your that you are not local to UK south coast or maybe the UK.

Most major hospitals have a diabetic clinic.

The funding in the UK is undertaken by what's called a CCG (think their boundaries are the same as the county).

So based upon counties, Portsmouth Queen Anne Hospital and Southampton General Hospital are in "Hampshire" where Chichester, Worthing and Royal Sussex are in "Sussex" (Sussex used to be three CCG's but merged into one in 2021). If your dependant is going to be living in Chichester he would need his GP (doctor) to refer him out of county, some will and sadly some won't. I live in Hampshire but my GP was happy to refer me to a Diabetic clinic in Dorset. Referral is based upon your registered GP's practice location. Living in Chichester he might be able to choose between the three I've indicated that are in Sussex.
 
Chas C said:
So guessing from other replies and your that you are not local to UK south coast or maybe the UK.

Most major hospitals have a diabetic clinic.

The funding in the UK is undertaken by what's called a CCG (think their boundaries are the same as the county).

So based upon counties, Portsmouth Queen Anne Hospital and Southampton General Hospital are in "Hampshire" where Chichester, Worthing and Royal Sussex are in "Sussex" (Sussex used to be three CCG's but merged into one in 2021). If your dependant is going to be living in Chichester he would need his GP (doctor) to refer him out of county, some will and sadly some won't. I live in Hampshire but my GP was happy to refer me to a Diabetic clinic in Dorset. Referral is based upon your registered GP's practice location. Living in Chichester he might be able to choose between the three I've indicated that are in Sussex.
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oh thank you sooo much.
yes im not in the UK.
help me get this right please,
Chichester, Worthing and Royal Sussex are all three hospitals inside which there are clinics.
I mean to ask these three are not simply clinics or as you might call it 'surgeries'.
Right? Wrong?
 
our general 'roadmap' based on the priceless advice i got here so far would be then to approach omnipod-friendly hospitals (as hospitals seem to be generally more omnipod-friendly) inside the county of sussex. this we plan to do hopefully by first finding a, and registering with an omnipod-friendly GP who would then hopefully refer us to an omnipod-friendly hospital/clinic rather than registering with a GP only to find out this is not gonna happen.

my list of hospitals/clinics/surgeries so far follows. i'd appreciate it if i could get some help as to which ones would definitely NOT be a good choice for us to look into:

im sure you all know this:
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

. Maywood Surgery near Bognor Regis
. Bersted Green in Bognor Regis
. Bersted Green Surgery, Bognor Regis
. Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital
. Chapel Street Clinic, Chichester
. Lavant Road Surgery, Chichester
. St Richards Hospital endocrine clinic, Chichester
. Southampton General Hospital (in county of hampshire outside your county of sussex)
. Royal Sussex at Hove (inside your county of sussex)
. Queen Anne Hospital at Portsmouth. (known to be an understanding clinic) (in county of hampshire outside your county of sussex)
. Chichester Hospital (in county: sussex)
. Worthing Hospital (in county: sussex)
. Royal Sussex Hospital (in county: sussex)
 
payam7777777 said:
registering with an omnipod-friendly GP
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In my experienc, GPs have little knowledge of insulin pumps.
I am not sure my GP would know the difference between an Omnipod and a Medtronic.
I think you need to find the clinic first and then chose a local GP surgery. For example, a GP surgery in Chichester is most likely to refer you to the endo clinic in St Richard’s rather than Southampton hospital.
I would also take into consideration the travel time from Chichester. A GP surgery is where your nephew will need to go if he is unwell. I am sure he will not want to spent 50 minutes on the train (time to get from Chichester to Southampton) if he has a sore throat or diarrhoea, for example.
I know he wants an OmniPod but it is not guaranteed and only part of his student life.
 
payam7777777 said:
our general 'roadmap' based on the priceless advice i got here so far would be then to approach omnipod-friendly hospitals (as hospitals seem to be generally more omnipod-friendly) inside the county of sussex. this we plan to do hopefully by first finding a, and registering with an omnipod-friendly GP who would then hopefully refer us to an omnipod-friendly hospital/clinic rather than registering with a GP only to find out this is not gonna happen.

my list of hospitals/clinics/surgeries so far follows. i'd appreciate it if i could get some help as to which ones would definitely NOT be a good choice for us to look into:

im sure you all know this:
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

. Maywood Surgery near Bognor Regis
. Bersted Green in Bognor Regis
. Bersted Green Surgery, Bognor Regis
. Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital
. Chapel Street Clinic, Chichester
. Lavant Road Surgery, Chichester
. St Richards Hospital endocrine clinic, Chichester
. Southampton General Hospital (in county of hampshire outside your county of sussex)
. Royal Sussex at Hove (inside your county of sussex)
. Queen Anne Hospital at Portsmouth. (known to be an understanding clinic) (in county of hampshire outside your county of sussex)
. Chichester Hospital (in county: sussex)
. Worthing Hospital (in county: sussex)
. Royal Sussex Hospital (in coun
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payam7777777 said:
our general 'roadmap' based on the priceless advice i got here so far would be then to approach omnipod-friendly hospitals (as hospitals seem to be generally more omnipod-friendly) inside the county of sussex. this we plan to do hopefully by first finding a, and registering with an omnipod-friendly GP who would then hopefully refer us to an omnipod-friendly hospital/clinic rather than registering with a GP only to find out this is not gonna happen.

my list of hospitals/clinics/surgeries so far follows. i'd appreciate it if i could get some help as to which ones would definitely NOT be a good choice for us to look into:

im sure you all know this:
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

. Maywood Surgery near Bognor Regis
. Bersted Green in Bognor Regis
. Bersted Green Surgery, Bognor Regis
. Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital
. Chapel Street Clinic, Chichester
. Lavant Road Surgery, Chichester
. St Richards Hospital endocrine clinic, Chichester
. Southampton General Hospital (in county of hampshire outside your county of sussex)
. Royal Sussex at Hove (inside your county of sussex)
. Queen Anne Hospital at Portsmouth. (known to be an understanding clinic) (in county of hampshire outside your county of sussex)
. Chichester Hospital (in county: sussex)
. Worthing Hospital (in county: sussex)
. Royal Sussex Hospital (in county: sussex)
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Your mixing doctors (GP) surgery's with hospitals.

It appears the top 6 on your list are doctors surgeries (GP), or minor injury emergency hospitals (not diabetes specialists, Bognor War memorial being one of these).

First you need to be registered with a GP doctors clinic (surgery).

St Richards and six below are hospitals, your GP doctors surgery would need to register you with a hospital.

All these hospitals have endoctrine centres (diabetic clinic's), its these that would deal with pumps, CGM's etc.

GP doctors surgeries/clinics would deal with day to day health issues, likely they have some diabetes experience but they are not normally pump specialists like the hospitals.
 
Chas C said:
Your mixing doctors (GP) surgery's with hospitals.

It appears the top 6 on your list are doctors surgeries (GP), or minor injury emergency hospitals (not diabetes specialists, Bognor War memorial being one of these).

First you need to be registered with a GP doctors clinic (surgery).

St Richards and six below are hospitals, your GP doctors surgery would need to register you with a hospital.

All these hospitals have endoctrine centres (diabetic clinic's), its these that would deal with pumps, CGM's etc.

GP doctors surgeries/clinics would deal with day to day health issues, likely they have some diabetes experience but they are not normally pump specialists like the hospitals.
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duly noted.
 
payam7777777 said:
our general 'roadmap' based on the priceless advice i got here so far would be then to approach omnipod-friendly hospitals (as hospitals seem to be generally more omnipod-friendly) inside the county of sussex. this we plan to do hopefully by first finding a, and registering with an omnipod-friendly GP who would then hopefully refer us to an omnipod-friendly hospital/clinic rather than registering with a GP only to find out this is not gonna happen.

my list of hospitals/clinics/surgeries so far follows. i'd appreciate it if i could get some help as to which ones would definitely NOT be a good choice for us to look into:

im sure you all know this:
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

. Maywood Surgery near Bognor Regis
. Bersted Green in Bognor Regis
. Bersted Green Surgery, Bognor Regis
. Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital
. Chapel Street Clinic, Chichester
. Lavant Road Surgery, Chichester
. St Richards Hospital endocrine clinic, Chichester
. Southampton General Hospital (in county of hampshire outside your county of sussex)
. Royal Sussex at Hove (inside your county of sussex)
. Queen Anne Hospital at Portsmouth. (known to be an understanding clinic) (in county of hampshire outside your county of sussex)
. Chichester Hospital (in county: sussex)
. Worthing Hospital (in county: sussex)
. Royal Sussex Hospital (in county: sussex)
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In addition to what others have said: many GP surgeries operate (in agreement with the other surgeries near them) what are called "catchment areas". There is often scope for negotiation but GPs aren't obliged to register anyone who asks to be registered. There are various reasons for refusal - the practice list might be full, for example. The home address might be too far from the surgery (this is for home visiting, which is not GP home visiting these days, but for access to any other local primary care services, such as wound dressing). The local Integrated Care Board (which replaced CCGs in 2022) will have information on which practices are accepting registrations from a given address.

www.nhs.uk

Find your local integrated care board (ICB)

Integrated care boards (ICBs) replaced clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in the NHS in England from 1 July 2022.
www.nhs.uk www.nhs.uk

The other thing is that, once registered, when a referral is made to a specialiost service the patient should be given a choice of where to be referred. The practice will always have a locally commissioned service that's probably used by most/all of its patients, but that doesn't stop anyone from asking to be referred anywhere. The criterion generally is that the chosen referral site already has an NHS contract - which will be the case for diabetic services. This can however sometimes not be quite so easy in practice, because the cost of the secondary service is paid by the local ICB. If the cost is significantly higher they may baulk.

All NHS services are subject to regular inspection and you can find information about how they perform on the Care Quality Commission's website - https://www.cqc.org.uk/
 
KennyA said:
In addition to what others have said: many GP surgeries operate (in agreement with the other surgeries near them) what are called "catchment areas". There is often scope for negotiation but GPs aren't obliged to register anyone who asks to be registered. There are various reasons for refusal - the practice list might be full, for example. The home address might be too far from the surgery (this is for home visiting, which is not GP home visiting these days, but for access to any other local primary care services, such as wound dressing). The local Integrated Care Board (which replaced CCGs in 2022) will have information on which practices are accepting registrations from a given address.

www.nhs.uk

Find your local integrated care board (ICB)

Integrated care boards (ICBs) replaced clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in the NHS in England from 1 July 2022.
www.nhs.uk www.nhs.uk

The other thing is that, once registered, when a referral is made to a specialiost service the patient should be given a choice of where to be referred. The practice will always have a locally commissioned service that's probably used by most/all of its patients, but that doesn't stop anyone from asking to be referred anywhere. The criterion generally is that the chosen referral site already has an NHS contract - which will be the case for diabetic services. This can however sometimes not be quite so easy in practice, because the cost of the secondary service is paid by the local ICB. If the cost is significantly higher they may baulk.

All NHS services are subject to regular inspection and you can find information about how they perform on the Care Quality Commission's website - https://www.cqc.org.uk/
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wow!
that's informative and practical.
reminded me of the saying: "treating diabetes is 10% insulin and 90% knowledge."
 
payam7777777 said:
wow!
that's informative and practical.
reminded me of the saying: "treating diabetes is 10% insulin and 90% knowledge."
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You mentioned, in a different posting, that your nephew is currently using a Minimed pump and Libre 3. How are those working out?
 
ElenaP said:
You mentioned, in a different posting, that your nephew is currently using a Minimed pump and Libre 3. How are those working out?
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Libre 3 is fascinating.
they really made a difference.
we went from ~15 barbaric finger poking blood tests a day to nothing!
plus trends and all other insights you get on the graph.
it's just unbelieavable.

i dont like minimed. however robost a pump it is. i dont appreciate the tubing and stuff. to me, a tubeless pump is such an obvious necessity.

and evidently, a closed loop would be the ultimate thing for now.

Libre 3 is relatively cheap too. if only NHS would contract with them instead of the pricey old tech dexcom 1. call me a cynic but you see, when Libre 3 is out there with lower price at ~competitive MARD but NHS goes to dexcom instead and signs a contract to buy lots of old generation dexcom, (i dont know how to put it diplomatically) it looks like a behind the curtains deal of 'hey, ima buy that old sh#@ from you.....).

im hoping the general attitude of nhs's which is like 'we are gonna provide better control for patients to save $$ on later complications' which is really fantastic and indicating a great deal of understanding on their part, hopefully leads them to realized they gotta provide closed loop for people and cut back even further on the future costs of complications.

it's a no-brainer really.
 
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