We provide specialist diabetes and endocrine care to patients across Northumberland and North Tyneside.

We aim to provide high-quality care which:

  • is focused on you
  • helps teach you about your condition
  • is integrated and involves all the different care you need

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Dr Stuart Bennett

Clinical endocrinologist and diabetologist with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust since 2003. He is a consultant physician based at North Tyneside General Hospital and delivers clinics in general endocrinology, type 1 diabetes and young-adult diabetes.

Special interests:

  • General endocrinology including pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal disease.
  • Type 1 diabetes and young-adult diabetes. DAFNE accredited.

Dr Karthik Prabhakar

Consultant Physician in Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology since 2008, working in Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust since 2023. Based at North Tyneside General Hospital and delivers clinics in diabetes and endocrinology.

Special interests:

  • Diabetes including Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, and general endocrinology
  • Antenatal diabetes and endocrinology

Dr Asgar Madathil

I have been a Consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Acute Medicine at Northumbria Trust since 2012. I manage complex diabetes and endocrine conditions, contribute to service development and clinical governance, and am actively involved in teaching and mentoring.

I run diabetes clinics at Wansbeck, Hexham and Blyth hospitals, endocrinology clinics at Wansbeck and Hexham, diabetes foot MDT clinics at Wansbeck, and hybrid closed-loop insulin pump MDT clinics at Hexham. My acute medical on-call work is based at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.

Special interests: Hybrid closed-loop insulin pump therapy and diabetes technology, complex diabetic foot disease, and autoimmune thyroid disease.

Dr Mudassir Ali

Consultant Diabetologist & Endocrinologist since 2024, based at Wansbeck General Hospital. He specialises in the management of type 1 diabetes, complex type 2 diabetes, young-onset diabetes, and a broad range of endocrine disorders. He is also involved in joint multidisciplinary pregnancy diabetes and endocrinology clinics, supporting women with diabetes and endocrine conditions during pregnancy.

Special interests:

  • Young adult diabetes, technology & insulin pump in Type 1 diabetes, antenatal diabetes and endocrinology
  • Thyroid , parathyroid, adrenal and pituitary disorders

 

Dr David Woods

David holds weekly clinics at Wansbeck on Wednesday mornings and at Berwick all day on the third Friday of each month

 

 

Dr Usman Javaid

Clinics

Wansbeck, North Tyneside and Alnwick hospitals

Special interests

  • Insulin pump therapy and advanced diabetes technology
  • Obesity and weight management
  • Thyroid, pituitary and adrenal endocrine disorders

Diabetes nursing

Our team of diabetes nurses provide expert care and support.

We support anyone living with diabetes:

  • maternity patients
  • young adults
  • inpatients
  • outpatients

We run dedicated clinics at:

We also deliver a range of education programmes for patients and staff. 

Diabetes specialist nurses

 

Lynda Hardy, nurse manager

Lisa O'Malley, locality lead, North Tyneside General Hospital

Sister Christophine Asogwa