NEC Care : West Riding and Craven Diabetic Eye Screening

Diabetes can cause damage to the blood vessels at the back of the eye and can lead to blindness if not detected early and treated. Our highly trained team provides friendly screening in over 30 locations followed by grading assessments and appropriate referral either to our in-house surveillance clinics or onward to hospital eye services for follow up and treatment. The Programme Manager for the t

eam, John Fox, is immensely proud of his colleagues for their flexibility and for how his team have adapted and helped each other adjust to their new normal working arrangements courtesy of COVID-19. This praise is echoed by recent thanks received from the Commissioners, and the Screening & Immunisation Manager who said "From our perspective we would like to say a huge thank you, to you and the team for working so closely and timely with us to restart and restore the programme. Reports and information were often requested at short notice and likewise meetings to review and update progress. You and your team were extremely supportive, proactive, and worked diligently to move the programme forward. We appreciate the time, effort and support given to restoring our West Riding and Craven DES programme".