New Zoom Equipment for Diabetes Services for Northland
Posted on: 13/09/21
Funds donated by Lions Foundation via Health Fund PLUS and Northland Community Foundation to the Diabetes Service at Northland DHB have enabled Zoom/Telehealth capability in the Whangārei meeting room.
Like most of the world in 2020, our Diabetes Service became very adept at using Zoom to deliver Telehealth for children with Type 1 diabetes in their homes, helping a person with diabetes on an insulin pump make changes to their pump and even teaching patients how to use a meter or give insulin. The technology means the regional Diabetes Specialist Nursing teams in Dargaville, Bay of Islands, Hokianga and Kaitaia can access the weekly multi -disciplinary meetings to discuss complex patients with the wider team, which includes our Diabetes physicians, dietitian and
psychologist.
We also use it to provide Specialist Telehealth for general practice. These MDT’s have included GP’s, practice nurses, Ministry of Social Development and sometimes the patient, who might be present for these discussions. Another critical way the technology is utilised is to link in with education sessions to further expand the team’s knowledge and link in with diabetes colleagues right across New Zealand. This kind of donation has allowed us to use technology to remove the rurality challenge for some of our patients. While it doesn’t remove the need for a good old face-to-face chat, it gives us another tool to use to help our people in Northland with diabetes.
If you would like to donate to the Diabetes Northland Services Team please go to our website here: Make a Donation Today
To find out more about other Diabetes Northland Funding Projects click here: Diabetes Services Northland
by Amanda Brown, Clinical Nurse Manager – Diabetes Service Northland DHB
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