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Specialist diabetes clinic
invests in Birmingham
A London-based specialist diabetes
practice is to expand its offering
by launching a new centre in
Birmingham, with others set to follow
in the UK over the coming years.
The new clinic located in
Edgbaston has benefitted from a
£200,000 investment by the London
Diabetes Clinic, part of the London
Medical family. It will initially focus
on diabetes and weight loss but
will also be able to draw on the
comprehensive cohort of specialists
based in London and nationally.
The clinic, the only specialist
diabetes centre in West Midlands,
will be led by Dr Parijat De, a leading
expert in diabetes with 20 years of
experience in the Birmingham region
who also practices in the local NHS.
He said: "A recent survey published
by Diabetes UK in November 2021
showed that people diagnosed with
diabetes in the Midlands had risen by
22,974 to 700,610. We wanted to make
sure that people with diabetes have
access to specific advice and support
that is tailored to their particular
needs and lifestyle. Our approach to
managing diabetes is unique in that
we treat the patient in entirety, taking
into consideration other factors. It's
an integrated methods that looks at
other symptoms such as the patient's
physical health and mental welfare."
The new centre will also have the
ability to call upon its sister clinic in
London, the largest specialist private
diabetes clinic in the UK, which looks
after diabetes patients and the many
related conditions that diabetes
can lead to. It will also enable
patients to access new technologies,
including remote support plans
and medications that complement
existing NHS treatments.
Tony Graff, the London Diabetes
Centre chief executive officer,
commented on the practice's
expansion plans. He said, "Our first
clinic outside London is a truly
specialist centre providing diabetes
patients in Birmingham and the wider
Midlands with a service that provides
access to cutting edge knowledge,
treatments and technology.
Combining those three elements,
we can work with patients to tailor
treatment programmes that match
their lifestyles. Our vision is to offer
a choice of care that's centred on our
patients' needs enabling them to live
their best life."
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