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Hi all,
On 1 October Diabetes UK will be supporting people living with diabetes in Southampton to campaign for quality diabetes footcare services! If you're in the area it would be great to have your support.
The event will raise awareness of the high rate of diabetes-related amputations in Southampton by displaying 144 shoes, representing the number of amputations carried out in the city over three years.
These will be on display outside the Bargate Centre from 10.00AM-1.00PM. We’ll also be outside the Council buildings from 5:30PM-7:00PM.
We will be trying to convince the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Southampton City Council, who are meeting at this time, to discuss the issue. Even if you can't come along then you can get involved by asking your Councillor to raise the issue.
With 4.3 diabetes-related amputations for every 1000 people living with the condition, Southampton now has the 7th highest rate of diabetes-related amputations in England. We need the local decision makers to find out what is going wrong and what they can do to improve things urgently.
One thing which has made a huge difference elsewhere is the introduction of a specialist diabetes footcare team. Areas which have seen these teams introduced have seen significant falls in major amputation rates. Such a team is however still absent from Southampton hospitals.
4 out of 5 amputations are preventable, so there is potential to make a massive difference.
If you are interested in coming along or have any questions, just drop the Diabetes Voices team an email at [email protected] or call 0207 424 1025 and we'll be delighted to send you some more info. Hope to see you there!
On 1 October Diabetes UK will be supporting people living with diabetes in Southampton to campaign for quality diabetes footcare services! If you're in the area it would be great to have your support.
The event will raise awareness of the high rate of diabetes-related amputations in Southampton by displaying 144 shoes, representing the number of amputations carried out in the city over three years.
These will be on display outside the Bargate Centre from 10.00AM-1.00PM. We’ll also be outside the Council buildings from 5:30PM-7:00PM.
We will be trying to convince the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Southampton City Council, who are meeting at this time, to discuss the issue. Even if you can't come along then you can get involved by asking your Councillor to raise the issue.
With 4.3 diabetes-related amputations for every 1000 people living with the condition, Southampton now has the 7th highest rate of diabetes-related amputations in England. We need the local decision makers to find out what is going wrong and what they can do to improve things urgently.
One thing which has made a huge difference elsewhere is the introduction of a specialist diabetes footcare team. Areas which have seen these teams introduced have seen significant falls in major amputation rates. Such a team is however still absent from Southampton hospitals.
4 out of 5 amputations are preventable, so there is potential to make a massive difference.
If you are interested in coming along or have any questions, just drop the Diabetes Voices team an email at [email protected] or call 0207 424 1025 and we'll be delighted to send you some more info. Hope to see you there!
