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All publications by 'Pendlebury H'



Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – St Helens & Knowsley Staff

P181 Diabetes nurse specialist–led glucose balance telephone support clinic associated with improved HbA1c

Aims Foot ulceration is a major burden for patients with diabetes, with a lifetime risk of up to 34%, and precedes most amputations. Hyperglycaemia is associated adverse outcomes and improving glycaemic control is key. We report the effect of diabetes specialist nurse (DSN) - led telephone support on glycaemic balance in..

Published: 23/03/2022
Authors: Cairns J, Pendlebury H, Sullivan H, Lee C, Furlong NJ

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P91 Top to toe examination: An audit to assess the documentation of a foot exam for those admitted to hospital under medicine with diabetes

Background 10% of people with diabetes will suffer from a diabetes foot condition at some point. Those with diabetes related foot disease have high morbidity and mortality rate. They are at higher risk of pressure ulcers and other diabetes related complications such as heart disease or stroke. Patients with neuropathy and..

Published: 23/03/2022
Authors: Sullivan H, Westall S, Furlong NJ, McNulty S, Balafshan T, Narayanan RP, Bujawansa S, Hardy KJ, Pendlebury H

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The development of a diabetes screening service for the homeless population in St Helens

Aim To screen members of the homeless community in St. Helens for diabetes, and offer advice, support, diabetic eye screening and diabetic foot screening for those with diabetes, following two diabetes-related deaths in this population in 2018. Method(s) The Teardrops Hub staff promoted the drop in service to their service..

Published: 07/10/2020
Authors: Pendlebury H, Bujawansa S, Cardwell J

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Setting up a total contact casting service within a diabetes foot ulcer service

Aims The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommend total contact casting (TCC) for neuropathic ulceration in the diabetic foot. The St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals Trust, Diabetes Team, determined the feasibility of starting and developing a TCC service within their diabetes foot ulcer service. Method The type..

Published: 07/10/2020
Authors: Pendlebury H, Furlong NJ, Sullivan H

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Always consider a differential and a multidisciplinary approach to the foot

Conference Abstract The Multidisciplinary Diabetes Foot Clinic manages patients primarily with neuropathic or neuroischaemic ulcers or Charcot arthropathy. The following are cases that did not fit the classical picture, requiring involvement in the wider multidisciplinary team to diagnose and treat the underlying condition. A 76-year-old gentleman with persistent bilateral plantar..

Published: 18/04/2021
Authors: Sullivan H, Furlong NJ, Pendlebury H

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The development of a diabetes screening service for the homeless population in St Helens

Aim To screen members of the homeless community in St. Helens for diabetes, and offer advice, support, diabetic eye screening and diabetic foot screening for those with diabetes, following two diabetes-related deaths in this population in 2018. Method(s) The Teardrops Hub staff promoted the drop in service to their service..

Published: 07/10/2020
Authors: Pendlebury H, Bujawansa S, Cardwell J

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Setting up a total contact casting service within a diabetes foot ulcer service

Aims The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommend total contact casting (TCC) for neuropathic ulceration in the diabetic foot. The St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals Trust, Diabetes Team, determined the feasibility of starting and developing a TCC service within their diabetes foot ulcer service. Method The type..

Published: 07/10/2020
Authors: Pendlebury H, Furlong NJ, Sullivan H

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Diagnosing osteomyelitis in diabetes foot ulceration

​ Aims Although osteomyelitis is a common complication of diabetes foot ulceration (DFU), it presents a diagnostic challenge. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic modality used to confirm osteomyelitis in patients with DFU. Methods This was a retrospective observational study of patients with DFU complicated by osteomyelitis...

Published: 19/07/2016
Authors: Pendlebury H

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