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Diabetes service referral form – Bankstown Hospital
GPs may refer a patient living in the Bankstown-Lidcombe hospital catchment area to a diabetes specialist for group education, individual allied health/nursing review, or a medical review using this form.
REFERRALS ACCEPTED VIA FAX ONLY 9722 8366
Diabetes service referral form – Bowral Hospital
GPs may refer a patient living in the Wingecarribee catchment area for group education or a medical review using this form.
Diabetes service referral form – Fairfield Hospital
GPs may refer a patient living in the Fairfield catchment area to group education, individual allied health/nursing review or a medical review using this form.
Diabetes service referral form – Liverpool Hospital
GPs may refer a patient living in the Liverpool catchment area to group education, individual allied health/nursing review or a medical review using this form.
Diabetes service referral form – Macarthur catchment
GPs may refer a patient living in Campbelltown, Camden or Wollondilly catchment areas to group education or a medical review using this form.
Diabetes service referral form – Wollondilly
GPs may refer people living with type 2 diabetes who reside in Wollondilly LGA to the SWSLHD Wollondilly Diabetes Program for a consultation with an endocrinologist or diabetes educator using this form.
Case conferencing service guide
Type 2 Diabetes Case Conferencing Clinic flier
Invite up to eight of your T2DM patients to attend a case conferencing clinic at your practice in collaboration with a local hospital diabetes specialist.
Diabetes Case Conferencing service guide
GPs practicing in South Western Sydney are encouraged to use case conferencing to improve management of diabetes for their patients. In this case conferencing model, a Diabetes Educator and an Endocrinologist will attend your practice for the day.
HealthPathways
HealthPathways is an online portal that documents local referral pathways and recommended management guidelines for health conditions. This tool aims to support a consistent standard of care across South Western Sydney.
There are currently 27 diabetes-specific health pathways available, with a further four diabetes in pregnancy-specific pathways.
Type 1 diabetes | HealthPathways
Log in to HealthPathways to access clinical resources and referrals advice for health professionals in South Western Sydney.
Type 2 diabetes | HealthPathways
Log in to HealthPathways to access clinical resources and referrals advice for health professionals in South Western Sydney.
Gestational diabetes | HealthPathways
Log in to HealthPathways to access clinical resources and referrals advice for health professionals in South Western Sydney.
Log in to HealthPathways
Education
Western Diabetes Education Program (WDEP)
This program from the School of Medicine at Western Sydney University, is designed to increase awareness of the impact of diabetes, as well as build knowledge and develop skills in the management of diabetes for all healthcare professionals that come across this medical condition in their field of practice.
Guides
Management of Type 2 Diabetes: A Handbook for General Practice
An RACGP publication.
Diabetes Contraception and Pre-pregnancy Program (DCAPP)
This program aims to raise awareness of risk of unplanned pregnancy and contraception methods in health care professionals (HCPs) and women of childbearing age with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, while providing easy access to best practice pre-pregnancy care for women who have decided to become pregnant.
Diabetes NSW: DiRECT-Aus
DiRECT-Aus is a research study looking to demonstrate that type 2 diabetes remission is possible through a weight management program delivered at your own doctor’s office.
Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool
Recommended websites
Diabetes and vaccines
Diabetes Australia – for health professionals
Diabetes Australia has a range of resources, eLearning opportunities and tools available to assist you as a health professional to support people living with, or at risk of diabetes.
National Diabetes Service Scheme
Get in touch
To learn more about diabetes care in South Western Sydney or to find out how you can get involved with any of the listed programs.