NEC Care : Central Mersey Diabetic Eye Screening

12/12/2025

We recommend wearing a mask to your appointment if you have flu-like symptoms or have been in contact with anyone with flu. This will limit its spread and assist the NHS to reduce pressures on A&E. Masks are available on request at our venues.

11/12/2025

Thankful Thursday

Thanks for your support — your kind words mean a lot!

If you'd like to recognise our dedicated staff members for their exceptional service, please nominate them for the Values In Practice (VIP) award through the NEC recognition scheme. 🏆✨

Nominate here: VIP Recognition Scheme - https://www.necsws.com/vip-recognition-scheme/

04/12/2025

Strike out stigma!

“When I told people I had diabetes, their reactions often shocked me. I’d hear things like, ‘Really? No way! You’re not fat enough,’ or ‘You can’t be – you don’t eat unhealthy things. You don’t look like a diabetic.’ It’s amazing how people stereotype what a person with diabetes ‘should’ look like and how little they actually understand about what diabetes really is.

“Those sorts of comments were so awful – it’s been difficult enough to learn how to manage the diagnosis and treatments plus all the challenges it brings day to day without the added pressure of having to explain it all.

“It’s clear that some people don’t really understand my diabetes or that it’s something beyond my control. When I tell people – especially those I’ve known for years – they often ask if I got diabetes because I used to eat too many sweets or cakes. It really shows how little people understand about what diabetes actually is.

“I strongly feel that information about diabetes and other health conditions that are life changing should be taught as part of the school curriculum so that young people understand from an early age, that it’s not people’s fault if they have diabetes and also so they know what they’re friends are experiencing.”

Thank you, Robert, for sharing as part of our campaign. We couldn’t agree more with your message of understanding and education.

Read more here: https://orlo.uk/roberts-story_kQi59

27/11/2025

Family Christmas Community Event on Friday 5th December, 9:30am – 12:00pm at The Living Well Hub, 26–30 Horsemarket Street, Warrington WA1 1XL.

Join us for a morning filled with festive fun, family connection, and community support!

Here’s what’s happening on the day:
🎨 Christmas Stay & Play Session – Hosted by Warrington Children’s Centres, with a special visit from the big man himself thanks to Warrington VIP!
🎅 Festive activities – Hannah from HAF will be joining us to offer fun activities for both the little (and big) ones.
🧥 Christmas Jumper Swap Shop – We know how expensive the festive season can be, so families can pick up or swap Christmas jumpers at our swap stall.
We’ll also have a range of local services on hand to offer information and support, including:
• Warrington Carers Hub, Youth Division
• Talking Point
• Early Help
• NHS Stop Smoking During Pregnancy
• NatWest Bank
• Mersey Care Perinatal Mental Health Team
• Warrington Disability Partnership Energy Team
• Green Doctor
• Early Years Funding Team

Please help us spread the word by sharing this event with your friends and families.

14/11/2025

14/11/2025

🌍 Today is World Diabetes Day!

Theme: Diabetes and Well-being at Work

Did you know?
✅ 589 million people worldwide live with diabetes
✅ 7 in 10 are of working age
✅ 3 in 4 experience anxiety, depression, or other mental health challenges because of diabetes
✅ 4 in 10 say managing diabetes at work negatively impacts their mental well-being

Balancing health and work can be tough. Lack of workplace support can affect care, well-being, and even career progression.

This World Diabetes Day, let’s commit to creating workplaces that support people living with diabetes—because well-being at work matters.

💙

13/11/2025

13/11/2025

Ahead of tomorrow, a reminder that:
🔹Type 1 diabetes is not preventable.
🔹Type 2 diabetes is often preventable through a healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy body weight & avoiding to***co use.

can be different for everyone. Every lived experience matters.