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Diabetes and Endocrinology

We provide specialist care to patients with diabetes and endocrinology-related problems.

Services are provided at our main sites - Royal Derby Hospital and Queen's Hospital Burton - and we provide specialist diabetes clinics across locations in the community to ensure patients can access services easily. The Derby endocrinology department is part of the regional multidisciplinary groups for thyroid cancer and for pituitary disease.

Our specialist clinics are multi-disciplinary, and include consultants, nurses, dieticians and psychologists to ensure specialist care.

If you require information on diabetes services for children, please see our Children's Services pages.

COVID-19 Specific Updated Advice

Diabetes clinics

Outpatient clinics for those with diabetes include:

  • Education for patients with Type 1 diabetes
  • Education for patients with Type 2 diabetes
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Eye clinics
  • Foot clinics
  • Pre-pregnancy and antenatal patients
  • Insulin pump clinics
  • Renal clinics
  • Young adults aged 18-25 years old

Endocrinology services

The endocrinology department offers a wide range of services, including:

  • thyroid disease (we run a specialist thyroid cancer clinic)
  • pituitary disease
  • pancreatic disorders
  • calcium disorders
  • endocrinology-related fertility problems
  • transgender disorders
  • medical obesity problems

Royal Derby Hospital

Location

Medical specialities 
Level 1, Outpatient Department 
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 8NE

Nearest entrance: 12
Nearest car park: 

Telephone: 01332 787 292

Queen's Hospital Burton

Location

Diabetes Centre, Outwoods Site
Queen's Hospital Burton
Burton on Trent
Staffordshire
DE13 0RB

Telephone: 01283 593 113

Email: bhft.diabetescentre@nhs.net

Appointments
Telephone: 01283 593 200

Secretaries
Telephone: 01283 566 333 ext. 2081 or 2072

Paediatrics 
Telephone: 01283 566 333 ext. 4368

The Diabetes Centre is open Monday to Friday from 9am - 4pm and is closed on bank holidays.