Enhancing Paediatric Diabetes Care National Networking Forum 2026

Enhancing Paediatric Diabetes Care National Networking Forum 2026
£49 + VAT 5 CPD Hours
Mercure Sheffield St Paul’s Hotel, 5 CPD Hours
Wed 16 Sep 2026 09:00-16:15

Invest one day in strengthening your paediatric diabetes care  


Bringing together paediatric diabetes consultants, specialist nurses, dietitians, psychologists, youth workers and wider MDT professionals, this one-day, face-to-face forum will share practical insights, useful ideas to take back to your service, and the chance to learn how other teams are approaching similar challenges.


Developed through research with professionals across the country, this forum focuses on practical approaches to diabetes technology, paediatric type 2 diabetes, transition to young adult care, early-stage type 1 diabetes, and more inclusive care for neurodivergent children and young people. 


“Excellent day. Great to network and share/hear experiences of other Trusts” Paediatric Diabetes NNF, 2024


This annual paediatric diabetes event is highly valued for its relevant content, practical take-aways, knowledgeable speakers and opportunities to network with peers.



Sponsored by:            

Expand your knowledge

5 hours Continuing Professional Development: what you will learn


Attend this practical, one-day forum to gain useful insights and the latest learning you can take back to your service. Key learning outcomes include:


  • Improving the day-to-day use of diabetes technology in paediatric care by addressing skin reactions, alarm fatigue and other practical challenges 
  • Managing exercise and physical activity more safely and effectively with HCL systems in children and young people 
  • Understanding the growing role of GLP-1s in paediatric type 2 diabetes
  • Exploring how services are adapting local pathways for the growing number of CYP with type 2 diabetes 
  • Strengthening transition to young adult diabetes care by improving engagement and reducing missed appointments 
  • Considering how youth workers can support young people through transition and wider life challenges affecting diabetes care 
  • Reviewing what ELSA and teplizumab mean for paediatric practice and local referral pathways 
  • Sharing approaches to more inclusive care for neurodivergent CYP

Network and share experiences

Connect, learn and exchange ideas in paediatric diabetes care


Come together with paediatric diabetes professionals from across the NHS to benefit from dedicated time to share experiences, exchange ideas and learn how other teams are approaching similar challenges.


Find out how other services are responding to current pressures and priorities in paediatric diabetes care by:


  • Hearing different perspectives from professionals working across paediatric diabetes MDTs 
  • Sharing practical ideas and approaches with teams navigating shared service pressures and priorities 
  • Learning how other trusts are approaching technology, transition, type 2 diabetes and inclusive care 
  • Building professional connections that support your continued learning beyond the event

With thanks to the sponsors

SBK Healthcare would like to thank Abbottmylife Diabetes Care and Tandem Diabetes Care for sponsoring this unique forum. 

Invitation to sponsor

This interactive event is a great opportunity for providers of diabetes technology and treatments to support healthcare professionals. If you sponsor this forum, you will be a fundamental part of the agenda, moderating the discussions, presenting in the dedicated ‘industry partners showcase’ plus exhibiting and networking during the break times. 


To find out more about all the engagement and branding opportunities available in the full sponsorship package, please email Vanessa Pearce or call Vanessa on 01732 897788.

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"Good stands and I learnt from a personal as well as professional perspective"
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Diabetes Developments National Networking Forum, Leicester 2025
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"Industry partners were very informative and helpful. Managed to swap details for better patient care "
- Inclusion Healthcare, Diabetes Developments National Networking Forum, Leicester 2025
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"Industry sessions meant I learnt about different technology that is coming or available"
- Heath Lane Surgery, Diabetes Developments National Networking Forum, Leicester 2025

Supported by


9.00
Registration and networking opportunity
9.30
Introduction, instructions and chair’s opening remarks
Optimising diabetes technology in paediatrics
9.40
Improving the practical realities of diabetes technology use in paediatrics

  • Managing skin reactions and supporting continued use of CGM and pump devices
  • Exploring ways to reduce alarm fatigue and improve the day-to-day experience for children and families
  • Sharing practical techniques to minimise disruption and support successful technology use

10.05
Managing exercise and physical activity with HCL systems in paediatric diabetes

  • Exploring how exercise can be managed in CYP using HCL
  • Sharing practical approaches to adjusting pumps for different exercises and activities
  • Supporting safe and effective exercise management in day-to-day care

John Pemberton, Diabetes Specialist Dietitian, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
10.30
Questions and answers with your speakers
10.40
Industry partner rotations: Discover the latest developments in diabetes treatments

At this point you will be split into groups to rotate around the industry partner presentations.

Abbott, mylife Diabetescare and Tandem
11.10
Refreshments and networking break
Enhancing paediatric type 2 diabetes care
11.30
Understanding the growing role of GLP-1s in paediatric type 2 diabetes

  • Reviewing what is licensed and what has been working in practice
  • Exploring which CYP are appropriate candidates for GLP-1s
  • Considering how to introduce GLP-1s alongside insulin and support family education

11.55
Questions and answers with your speaker
12.05
Interactive discussion: Managing the growing number of CYP with type 2 diabetes

  • What criteria or readiness factors are teams considering before starting GLP-1s?
  • How are teams introducing GLP-1s alongside insulin in practice, including when to start and how to titrate?
  • How are services adapting local pathways to meet growing demand in paediatric type 2 diabetes?

12.25
Refreshments and networking lunch
Strengthening transition to young adult services
1.25
Navigating transition to young adult diabetes care

  • Exploring how to improve engagement and reduce DNA appointments during transition
  • Considering continuity of technology, funding and adult service support after transfer
  • Sharing learning from the National Transition and Young Adult Pilot Programme

Dr Reza Zaidi, Consultant Diabetologist and Lead for the Young Adult and Transition, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
1.50
Questions and answers with your speaker
2.00
Led interactive discussion: Supporting transition through youth worker involvement

  • What is helping young people stay engaged with services during transition?
  • Where do young people tend to struggle most during transition, and who may need more support?
  • How are teams using youth workers, or thinking about using them, to strengthen transition support?

Darren Meade, Youth Worker, Paediatric and Young Adult Diabetes Team, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Developments in early-stage type 1 diabetes
2.20
Early-stage type 1 diabetes: implications of ELSA and teplizumab for paediatric practice

  • Reviewing the latest developments in the ELSA study and what they mean for local practice
  • Updating on teplizumab use in early-stage type 1 diabetes
  • Sharing how referral pathways and access are being approached across local centres

2.45
Questions and answers with your speaker
2.55
Refreshments and networking break
Neurodivergent CYP in paediatric diabetes care
3.15
Making diabetes care more inclusive for neurodivergent CYP

  • Understanding how neurodivergence can affect clinic engagement, communication and diabetes management 
  • Sharing practical approaches to make appointments more inclusive and manageable for children and families 
  • Exploring how teams can respond to challenges such as sensory issues, hyperfocus and eating difficulties

3.40
Questions and answers with your speaker
3.50
Interactive discussion: Identifying practical approaches to more inclusive care for neurodivergent CYP

  • What practical changes are helping make diabetes care more inclusive for neurodivergent CYP?
  • How are teams supporting challenges such as sensory needs, communication differences and hyperfocus?
  • What small adjustments have made the biggest difference in clinic?

4.10
Chair’s closing remarks
4.15
Close of day

Call for speakers

If you would like to give a presentation and share your work or the work of your service at this face-to-face course, we would be delighted to hear from you.


To discuss speaking opportunities please email the conference producer, Mariana Mason or call Mariana on 01732 897788.

Your expert speaker line-up

Hear from experienced clinicians and specialists working across paediatric diabetes care, sharing practical insight and real-world service experience. Speakers confirmed to date:

John Pemberton

Diabetes Specialist Dietitian
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Darren Meade

Youth Worker, Paediatric and Young Adult Diabetes Team
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Dr Reza Zaidi

Consultant Diabetologist and Lead for the Young Adult and Transition
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust

Pricing structure

Book your place to join us in London and benefit from key updates and valuable insights from leading experts from across the diabetes community.


  • £49 + VAT for one NHS or public sector place


SBK Healthcare is pleased to offer the special attendance fee of £49+VAT to all NHS professionals. If you are in a situation where you do not have the funding, but would like to attend, please do contact Grace Hillery on 01732 897788.


Commercial companies are invited to sponsor this day. Please email Vanessa Pearce for further details.

Venue details

Venue name: Mercure Sheffield St Paul’s Hotel
Address: 119 Norfolk street, S1 2JE SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom 
Tel: 
0114 278 2000

Email: H6628@accor.com

 

By train:

Sheffield Railway Station is only half a mile, 5 minute walk or 1 minute taxi from the hotel.

 

By car:

Mercure St Paul's Hotel is on junction 33 on the M1 is 6.6 miles or 20 minute drive.

*Please note there is no on-site parking at the hotel

 

A discounted rate available at the following two car parks:

 

Arundel Gate Car Park,

Address: 11A Arundel Gate, Sheffield City Centre, S1 2PN

Location: 200 metres from the hotel or a 3 minute walk. To drive to the car park, you will need to follow the road round, taking between 6-12 minutes traffic depending

Payment details:

·        Full price is approx. £23 per day, however there is a hotel guest discount of 50% (approx. £12.50 for 24 hours)

·        Pay to park with your phone via the RingGo App 

·        Once registered please enter the hotel discount code: 45125 

·        Ensure you give your car registration number to a member of the front desk team 

·        Please note that the ticket for this car park is for single use only, and you will not be able to use the same ticket for re-entry

 

Q Park on Charles Street 

Address: 72 Charles St, S1 2NJ

Location: 200 metres from the hotel or a 3 minute walk. To drive to the car park, you will need to follow the road round, taking between 8-12 minutes traffic depending

Payment details:

·        Full price is approx. £22 per day, however there is a hotel guest discount of 50% (approx. £15.75 for 24 hours)

·        To book your discounted parking, use the following link: https://www.q-park.co.uk/en-gb/cities/sheffield/charles-street/

·        Once registered please enter the discount code: MHCS25 

·        We recommend that you book this parking in advance

What happens next?

Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking and you will be sent a formal confirmation. If you have not received this within 48 hours of making your booking please check your junk folder and then email bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk or call 01732 897788.


Approximately one week prior to the conference you will be sent an email which will include all the final details for attendance on the day, including a final agenda and venue information. 


Please inform us by writing to bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk if you have any special dietary or other requirements.

Terms and conditions

Modify registration
To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk.
 
Cancellations and substitutions

This event is free of charge to NHS and Public Sector attendees, if you book a place and find yourself unable to attend you must inform us by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare at least 5 working days prior to the event taking place.  Failure to attend without written cancellation, 5 days before the event will result in a charge of £100. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.
 
Conference changes

It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavour to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.
 
Certificate of attendance

A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every attendee, as a record of continuing professional training and development.
 
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Learning and networking

With over 1000 attendees to our diabetes conferences, courses and webinars in 2025, take a look at some of the job titles and organisations that came to our paediatric conference last year.

    In 2025 we were joined by attendees with the following job titles:


  • Band 6 Paediatric Diabetes Nurse
  • Business Area Manager
  • Children's Diabetes Nurse
  • Children's Diabetes Nurse Specialist
  • Clinical Associate Professor in Paediatric Endocrinology
  • Clinical Educator
  • Clinical Fellow
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • CNS Diabetes
  • Consultant
  • Consultant Diabetologist
  • Consultant Paediatrician
  • Consultant Paediatrician with interest in diabetes and weight management
  • Deputy Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Diabetes Specialist Nurse
  • Diabetes Specialist Nurse Team Lead
  • Diabetes Support Specialist - Clinical
  • Doctor
  • Lead Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse
  • Marketing Relationships Manager
  • Medical Sales Representative
  • Medical Student
  • Paediatric consultant
  • Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian
  • Paediatric Diabetes Nurse
  • Paediatric Diabetes Nurse Specialist
  • Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse
  • Paediatric Endocrine and Diabetes Consultant
  • Regional Business Manager
  • South West CYP Diabetes Network Manager
  • Specialist Nurse
  • Specialist Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian
  • Specialist Paediatrician
  • Speciality Paediatric Doctor
  • ST8 Paediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology Registrar
  • Technology Access Lead
  • Youth Worker

    From these organisations:


  • Abbott Diabetes Care
  • Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
  • Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Barts Health NHS Trust
  • Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Breakthrough T1D
  • Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust
  • East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
  • East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
  • Evelina London Children's Hospital
  • Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
  • Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
  • King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust
  • London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
  • Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
  • Northern Health & Social Care Trust
  • Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
  • Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
  • Provide Community Interest Company
  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
  • Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
  • Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
  • Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
  • Sanofi
  • Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
  • South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
  • United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Ypsomed/My Life

Past attendee feedback

Previous attendees to the annual paediatric diabetes forums have consistently valued the informative and practical nature of the day, the broad range of relevant topics, and the opportunity to network and share experiences with colleagues from other Trusts. Hear how past participants have benefitted from useful ideas to take back to their services, insightful speakers, and the chance to learn how other teams are approaching similar challenges:

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"I had a great day learning and expanding my knowledge and skills. I was able to network with other people"
- Enhancing Outcomes in Paediatric Diabetes National Networking Forum, November 2025
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"Very useful information that I can put into practice"
- Enhancing Outcomes in Paediatric Diabetes National Networking Forum, November 2025
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"Enhanced knowledge/understanding and better awareness in diabetes management"
- Enhancing Outcomes in Paediatric Diabetes National Networking Forum, November 2025
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"Very informative, good breadth of topics"
- Enhancing Outcomes in Paediatric Diabetes National Networking Forum, November 2025
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"Fantastic event, good networking with other colleagues"
- Enhancing Outcomes in Paediatric Diabetes National Networking Forum, November 2025
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"I am glad I attended this event. Lots of food for thought and take-home message for my clinical practice as well as for our PDU"
- Enhancing Outcomes in Paediatric Diabetes National Networking Forum, November 2025
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“Excellent day. Great to network and share/hear experiences of other Trusts. All topics covered were really useful with insightful speakers”
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Paediatric Diabetes NNF, November, 2024
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“Excellent opportunity to network and update practice. Great ideas for quality improvement”
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
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“Very good and informative. Lots of useful information with practical application”
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Paediatric Diabetes NNF, November, 2024
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“Really broad area of topics covered – giving good ideas to take back to service”
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Paediatric Diabetes NNF, November, 2024
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“I am glad I attended this event. Lots of food for thought and take-home messages for my clinical practice as well as for our PDU”
- Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Paediatric Diabetes NNF, November, 2024

Confirmed sponsors


Abbott’s Diabetes Care Division is committed to helping people manage their diabetes and achieve their best health outcomes with innovative technology, such as the FreeStyle Libre 2 system.




Tandem Diabetes Care creates new possibilities for people living with diabetes, their loved ones, and their healthcare providers through a positively different experience. The t:slim X2 insulin pump from Tandem Diabetes Care is powered by Control-IQ technology. Offering a choice of Dexcom G6 / G7 sensors.


mylife Loop is an automated insulin delivery system that runs from your smartphone, linking the mylife YpsoPump insulin pump, the mylife CamAPS FX algorithm and the choice of either the Dexcom G6 or FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System. 

Engage as a sponsor

Our role at SBK Healthcare is to bring industry together with healthcare professionals so that you can educate and inform your audience. These trail-blazing diabetes delivery forums offer dedicated presentations, Q&A, networking and discussion time. Each sponsor will be fully immersed in the event and able to effectively engage with your NHS audience.


By sponsoring this National Networking Forum, the focus on your organisation, product or service will be built seamlessly into the day. You will have a prime opportunity to cement yourself as a leading industry partner.

Your own event, managed by us

SBK Healthcare also provides in-house forums. Working closely with you as the client we can research, produce, market and deliver the face-to-face conference or online forum that best suits your audience and meets your goals.

Reach out today

If you would like more information on our sponsorship options an in-house forum or if you wish to discuss your needs and what solutions may be appropriate for your business, please contact:

Vanessa Pearce
Telephone: 01732 897788
Email: vanessa.pearce@sbk-healthcare.co.uk

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‘Always a pleasure to attend an SBK event! Great staff, great organisation and always well attended by industry and HCPs’.
- Air Liquide, Diabetes Developments National Networking Forum, Belfast
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'Brilliant event that gives clinicians and industry the opportunity to discuss current ‘hot topics’ together, collaboratively.'
- Menarini, Diabetes Developments National Networking Forum, Birmingham
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'Given a great opportunity to reach out to people who we would not normally have access to.'
- Lilly, Diabetes Developments National Networking Forum, Birmingham