A series of clinics is taking place for families who would like their children screened for type 1 diabetes.
The clinics will be held in Ashford, Ramsgate, Dover, Deal and Herne Bay and have been organised by the Research Team at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT), a recruiting site for the ELSA research study
The study is being led by the University of Birmingham, to screen children aged three to 13, to find out their risk of developing type 1 diabetes in the future. The screening involves a simple finger stick blood test, which can be done at home or at one of our clinics.
They will be held:
- 9am to 2pm, Wednesday, 24 July, One You Shop, Park Mall Shopping Centre, Ashford
- 9am to 3pm, Thursday, 25 July and Thursday 23 August, Discovery Planet, 47 High Street, Ramsgate
- 9am to 4pm, Wednesday 31 July, at Dover Health Centre, Maison Dieu Road
- 9am to 4pm, Monday, 5 August, at Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, Herne Bay
- 9am to 4pm, Monday, 12 August, at Deal Community Clinic, 9 Bowling Green Lane.
Around the UK, research studies are screening children for type 1 diabetes, to find children at risk of the condition before they become unwell. This gives the opportunity to test new treatments that could delay the start of type 1 diabetes.
Every family who takes part is helping to build a greater understanding of type 1 diabetes. The ELSA study is open to families living in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
If you would like to take part, please complete the ELSA eligibility form
To find out more, visit the ELSA website, email elsa@contacts.bham.ac.uk or phone: 0121 414 7814.
Further information is also available from the Research Team at KCHFT by emailing kchft.research@nhs.net or phoning 0300 0132078.