Introduction

• The Stephanie Marks Appeal was launched in June 2003 to significantly raise awareness of diabetes and to meet the growing demand for diabetes care
  
  
• It is predicated that three million people in the UK will have diabetes by 2010 - with your help our goal to create a ”Centre of Excellence” for diabetes is achievable
  
  
• The proposed service will look to provide a specialist centre housing treatment, education and research facilities
  
  
• A modern network will provide faster communication in areas of diabetes healthcare delivery; shared electronic records, auditing, patient identification, patient advice, and practice support, clearly providing a balance between community and specialist care
  
  
• The project is directed by a group of committee members working closely with three local Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) North Surrey, Surrey Heath & Woking and Hounslow.
  
  
• The new centre is to be built within the grounds of St. Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey.
  
  
• Rather than a new build as initially budgeted for, in 2007 the Appeal was allocated an existing building on the St. Peter's site. Building work will commence on reaching 800k.