DSN Forum UK

Sharing best practice to improve outcomes for people living with diabetes

Our Vision

The aim of the DSN Forum UK is to share best practice through connecting diabetes specialist nurses across the UK within a supportive network leading to improved outcomes for people living with diabetes. Our website is designed to help healthcare professionals navigate the vast amount of diabetes resources with a simple click of a button. 

About us

The DSN Forum UK was founded by Amanda Williams in March 2018, the other directors are Bethany Kelly and Tamsin Fletcher-Salt. The team are all passionate NHS diabetes specialist nurses, who love new and innovative ways to raise awareness, educate and improve diabetes care. The DSN Forum won the QiC Diabetes Health Care Professionals of the Year in 2018 and were HSJ Value Award finalists in 2019.

Meet the Directors

Amanda Williams

Lead Diabetes Specialist Nurse
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Beth Kelly

Lead Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Wiltshire Health and Care NHS Partnership

Tamsin Fletcher-Salt

Lead Diabetes Specialist Nurse
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

Meet the Affiliates

Elaine Allerton

Senior Diabetes Specialist Dietitian
Diabetes Care for You Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Tembi Chinaire

Diabetes Consultant Nurse
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Kate Gowland

Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Donna Sutton

Lead Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Alison Cox

Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Paula Johnston

Lead Inpatient Diabetes Specialist Nurse
University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Becky Thomas

Senior Lecturer & Diabetes Epidemiologist Swansea University Medical School

Orleas Mullings

Advanced Nurse Practitioner Lead for Diabetes & Endocrinology
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Trust

Dr Rose Stewart

Consultant Clinical Diabetes Psychologist Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board

Our Partners

We work in collaboration with LKOTT Medical Communications who act as the DSN Forum UK secretariat and we are also part of the hFRenDs partnership with the British Society for Heart Failure Nurse Forum and the Association of Nephrology Nurses UK. We are also education partners for the Diabetes Professional Care conference.

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Our forum is open to specialists working exclusively within diabetes care. If you are a diabetes specialist nurse in the UK and would like to join, please answer the screening questions to ensure the group is maintained as a diabetes specialist nurse forum.

Diabetes Health Care Professionals Voices

The DSN Forum has been well received by many diabetes healthcare professionals since it was founded in 2018. Here are a selection of narratives from a range of diabetes professionals around the UK.

  • Prof Partha Kar

    Diabetes Consultant & NHS England Type 1 Diabetes & Tech Lead

    “The DSN Forum has been a great educational resource and has been instrumental in raising the profile of the importance of diabetes specialist nursing over the past few years.The forum has huge value and importance among DSN's across the UK. Thank you on behalf of myself and the NHS England diabetes team.”

  • Sam Barnard

    Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse

    “The DSN forum is a fantastic resource for any diabetes specialist nurse.The vast amount of knowledge in the specialist area makes DSN forum a “must visit” resource.”

  • Helen Kilminster

    GP based Pharmacist/PCN Clinical Director - Vice President PCPA/CD Board Member NHS Confederation PCN Network

    “The DSN Forum encapsulates evidence based practice, effective collaboration and authentic leadership. It’s clear that the vision of the DSN Forum is to support both the diverse patient community and the wider healthcare team. The sense of unity and positivity fostered by the DSN Forum is credit to its core team of dedicated DSNs. From acts of kindness and inclusive support offered by the DSN Forum, encourages us all to embed the same values of compassion and empathy.”

  • Dr Patrick Holmes

    GP Partner & GPwSI Diabetes/CCG Diabetes lead

    “The DSN Forum is an amazing source of information, support and much more. Delivered with creativity, energy and humour. Since it’s creation it has been such a positive force within diabetes.”

  • Geraldine Kendrick

    Diabetes Specialist Nurse

    “Thank you so much for bringing diabetes educators together. If we have a question and want to know best practice we can ask in the DSN forum. It's a wonderful community, thank you for your time and efforts to keep it all running.”

  • Hannah Beba

    Consultant Clinical Pharmacist

    “The DSN forum is a fantastic resource for all healthcare professionals working in the area of diabetes. The forum provides updates on research and guidelines, practical advice and support and signposts people working in the field to events and resources. I think people think that it’s just for DSNs but as a pharmacist I have been welcomed as a follower and love getting involved in the discussions. DSN forum has its finger on the pulse of diabetes care from all angles and for all healthcare professionals.”

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