The ELSA Study: EarLy Surveillance for Autoimmune diabetes
Bedfordshire Community Health Services has recruited the first 6 participants in the whole of the East of England for ELSA - brilliant news !!! Well done team!
The first clinic ran on 21st August at Queens Park Neighbourhood Centre, led by the Practice Lead for Bedford 0-19 Service and Principal Investigator for the study, supported by members of the 0-19 team to successfully screen 4 children for type 1 diabetes. Many more families in the Bedfordshire Community Health Services area opted for home testing kits to do the finger stick blood test at home.
This is a great start to the study! We are currently planning for more clinics to screen children ages 3-13 for Type 1 diabetes in Bedfordshire.
For more information.
ELSA poster
ELSA website