The Diabetes Service
Latest News
- Updated Hypoglycaemia in Hospital and Community Setting
(May 2023)
- Diabetes Update
The Volume 18, Issue 1 – March 2023 Diabetes Update is now on the website
- Updated South Australia Department for Education and Child Development: Health care plans and medication authority for diabetes
(March 2023)
- Updated Evidence based guidelines - Inpatient / hospital care
- Updated Evidence based guidelines - Inpatient / hospital care
- Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII) in people with diabetes in the inpatient setting; protocol
- CSII (insulin pump) Inpatient rate record chart (MR-CIR); Example (order via SA Health Distribution Centre)
- CSII (insulin pump) Outpatient rate record chart (MR-COR); Example (order via SA Health Distribution Centre)
The Rural Support Service (RSS) Diabetes Service aims to offer flexible, responsive, and innovative services to support the regional Local Health Networks (LHNs) across medicine, nursing, midwifery and allied health in the acute, community and aged care sectors.
The RSS Strategic Plan 2022-26 is fundamental to the safety and quality of established programs and planned projects. Our programs and projects are aligned with the RSS principles of client focus, co-design approach, outcome driven, innovative models of care, partnership and engagement, and value creation.
Our Key Functions:
- Clinical Leadership and Collaboration
- Information Systems and Communications
- Clinical Protocols, Procedures, Work Instructions and Consumer Resources
- Workforce Development and Training
- Clinical Services
Meet The Team
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Rachel WoodsAdvanced Nurse ConsultantGrad Cert (Diab Ed), RN-CDE, ADEA |
Collette HooperNurse PractitionerMN(NP), BNg (Post Reg), Grad Cert (Diab Ed), RN-CDE, fADEA |
Barbara CumminsProject Administration Officer |
Mob: 0428 113 606 Fax: (08) 8429 6034 Email: rachel.woods@sa.gov.au |
Mob: 0409 940 878 Fax: (08) 8823 2902 Email: collette.hooper@sa.gov.au |
Mob: 0412 344 753 Fax: (08) 8429 6034 Email: barbara.cummins@sa.gov.au |
Work days | Monday - Friday Locations | Grenfell Street & WFH |
Work days | Monday - Friday Locations | Wallaroo Hospital & Health Service & WFH |
Work days | Mon, Thursday & Friday Locations | Grenfell Street & WFH |