[access-uk] Re: FW: Article from Disabiity Now on Diabetes Equipment
- From: "Adrian Rowe" <adrian.rowe5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:56:58 +0100
Thanks Andrew,
I have put that information in the folder.
Please could you thank Chris McMillan ffor me, all information on this
subject, is very useful. Although, the reply from the health minister,
Rosie Winterton, in a reply to a letter I was asking questions to my own Mp,
didn't come back with any new infrormation. In fact, she was as good as
trying to teach grandma how to suck eggs!
Adrian Rowe.
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From: "Andre w Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 6:40 PM
Subject: [access-uk] FW: Article from Disabiity Now on Diabetes Equipment
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris McMillan [removed email address]
> Sent: 04 August 2004 15:59
> To: Andrew Hodgson
> Subject: Article from Disabiity Now on Diabetes Equipment
>
> Disability Now July 2004
>
>
> Thousands of visually impaired people with diabetes cannot access the=20
> equipment that would allow them to monitor their own blood glucose=20
> levels, according to a leading charity.
>
> Diabetes UK has written to
health minister Rosie Winterton to say the=20
> situation is 'unacceptable'.
>
> The only device suitable for use by blind people is 'prohibitively=20
> expensive', and the test strips used to test the glucose level of blood=20
> samples are not available on prescription.
>
> News of the charity's letter emerged after DN heard from Terry Shepherd=20
> from Lincolnshire who is blind and has diabetes.
>
> He was told by a private company that he would have to pay UK P 430 for=20
> a device that he could use to test his blood sugar, as well as UK P 23=20
> each time he needed 50 strips, as both were unavailable on prescription.
>
> After he contacted West Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust, he claims he=20
> was told he would have to pay UK P120 for a voice synthesiser for a=20
> different machine and would not have to pay for the strips.
>
> But Mr. Shepherd said 'Why should I have to pay for things that sighted=20
> people don't?' 'I think its discriminatory'.
>
> He has been taking insulin for 50 years, but has had to call out an=20
> ambulance four times in the last few weeks because of problems with his=20
> blood sugar levels.
>
> Paul Miller, director of primary and community care for West=20
> Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust said 'This is a request that has never=20
> before been made in Lincolnshire'.
>
> Currently we are investigating what is happening in other areas and also
>
> liaising with Diabetes UK on the availability of this machine in the UK.
>
> A Department of Health spokeswoman said 'the letter has been received=20
> bringing this issue to our attention and we are looking into it.'
>
>
> Can you pass this on to your contact, Andrew?
>
> Chris
> --=20
> Chris McMillan
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