text: INNOVATIVE HOME-BASED APPROACH BY ISLE OF WIGHT NHS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THOSE WITH DIABETES - Island Echo - 24hr news, 7 days a week across the Isle of Wight
  INNOVATIVE HOME-BASED APPROACH BY ISLE OF WIGHT NHS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THOSE WITH DIABETES
  5th April 2021 09:35
  An innovative approach by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust's Podiatry and Community Nursing teams is continuing to ensure a safe, high-quality diabetes footcare service for patients throughout the pandemic.
  The podiatry team have been trained to apply compression bandaging, administer insulin and Clexane injections and the district nursing teams have learnt new skills around wound and skin management to ensure patients continue to be well cared for. This innovative and collaborative approach has been acknowledged within the field of diabetic footcare¹.
  Stephanie Stanley, Consultant Podiatrist and Head of Podiatry said:
  It is especially important for people with diabetes to look after their feet. Diabetes can reduce the blood supply to the feet and cause a loss of feeling. This can mean foot injuries don't heal well and it is more difficult to notice if a foot is sore or injured. On the Island there is over 9,500 people with diabetes who are under the care of the Podiatry team based at St Mary's Hospital and who require regular assessments for their neurological and vascular risk status, wound care and foot function.
  Mark Rawlinson, Locality Manager, Community Nursing said:
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