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Diabetic eye screening services across Hertfordshire and west Essex
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) is working with charity Communities 1st to bring diabetic eye screening services into the community in Hertfordshire and west Essex through a series of events over the next few weeks.
The Diabetes and Eye Community Health Events will focus on raising awareness about managing your health if you are diabetic, with each event providing information, advice and activities. There will be health professionals available to talk about eye health and blood pressure, information on diabetes-related support such as dentistry, podiatry and nutrition, and cooking demonstrations and activities.
The aim of the events is to encourage more people to take part in diabetic eye screening, particularly amongst Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups and vulnerable groups such as older people. HCT offers retinal screening to all people with diabetes, aged 12 and over, who live in Hertfordshire and west Essex catchment area. If you are diabetic and are due your eye screening or have never had an eye screening, come along to any of the events near you.
Here are the events in date order:
Hatfield
Date: Wednesday 30 October from 12pm - 4pm.
Venue: Birchwood Leisure Centre, Longmead, Birchwood, AL10 0AN.
Diabetic eye screening: will be provided at this event.
Broxbourne (Waltham Cross)
Date: Friday 1 November from 1:30pm - 5:30pm.
Venue: Wormley Community Centre, Fairfield Drive, EN10 6DX.
Diabetic eye screening: will be provided at this event.
Hemel Hempstead
Date: Wednesday 6 November from 12:45pm - 4:45pm.
Venue: Highfield Community Centre, Fletcher Way, HP2 5SB.
Potters Bar
Date: Thursday 14 November from 10am - 1pm.
Venue: King Charles the Martyr Church Hall, 268 Mutton Lane, EN6 3AS.
Diabetic eye screening: will be provided at this event.
Watford
Date: Thursday 21 November from 1:30pm - 5:30pm.
Venue: Meriden Community Centre, Garsmouth Way, WD25 9ET.
Diabetic eye screening: will be provided at this event.
Harlow
Date: Wednesday 27 November from 1:30pm - 5:30pm.
Venue: Church Langley Community Centre, Church Langley Way, CM17 9TG.
Borehamwood
Date: Monday 2 December from 10am - 2pm.
Venue: Aberford Community Centre, Aberford Road, WD6 1PN.
Diabetic eye screening: will be provided at this event.
Diabetic eye screening checks for diabetic retinopathy, a sight-threatening condition that can affect anyone with diabetes. It affects the retina at the back of the eye and is caused when the blood vessels become blocked, leak or grow haphazardly. People with diabetes are at risk of losing their sight through the complication of diabetic retinopathy. If you develop diabetic retinopathy, you may not be aware of any changes to the retina until your vision is impaired, at which point it may not be possible to completely restore vision. So, regular screening is important to monitor retinal changes.
Details of the events are listed on the Communities 1st website as well.
