{"id":1575,"date":"2025-02-19T11:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T11:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/healthscreening\/things-to-help-2\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T12:44:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T11:44:30","slug":"des-things-to-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/healthscreening\/des-things-to-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to Help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section fullstretch hardtopofcontent alignfull getwid-margin-top-none getwid-margin-bottom-none getwid-margin-tablet-top-none getwid-margin-tablet-bottom-none getwid-margin-mobile-top-none getwid-margin-mobile-bottom-none getwid-section-content-full-width\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper getwid-padding-left-medium getwid-padding-right-medium getwid-margin-left-none getwid-margin-right-none getwid-margin-tablet-left-none getwid-margin-tablet-right-none getwid-margin-mobile-left-none getwid-margin-mobile-right-none\" style=\"min-height:120px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__divider is-bottom-divider\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background\" style=\"background-color:#4d4380;background-image:url('https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/healthscreening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2022\/12\/homeback4.jpg');background-position:top center;background-repeat:no-repeat\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/healthscreening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2022\/12\/homeback4.jpg\" alt=\"Abstract blue pattern\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\" style=\"opacity:0;background-color:#754082\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group videoheadergroup\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-70-font-size has-standard-white-color has-text-color\">Diabetic Eye Screening<\/h1>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:0px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Things to Help<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Information related to Diabetic Eye Screening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-123a282d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Leaflets &amp; Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons1575_9e3081-8e{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons1575_9e3081-8e alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-1575_d44c15-50 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-1575_d44c15-50 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#323031;font-size:70px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-1575_d44c15-50\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_arrowDownCircle\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  role=\"img\"><title>Next<\/title><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"8 12 12 16 16 12\"\/><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"16\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-standard-black-color has-text-color has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><a href=\"\/healthscreening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2022\/12\/DES-social-story.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Downloadable Step by Step Guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/publichealthscotland.scot\/publications\/diabetic-eye-screening-preventing-sight-loss-from-retinopathy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diabetic Eye Screening<\/a><br><em>Easy Read Leaflet<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/healthscreening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2024\/03\/My-Health-Tracker-print-version.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Health Tracker<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Videos<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons1575_918fb6-c2{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons1575_918fb6-c2 alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-1575_00be65-a1 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-1575_00be65-a1 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#323031;font-size:70px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-1575_00be65-a1\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_arrowDownCircle\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  role=\"img\"><title>Next<\/title><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"8 12 12 16 16 12\"\/><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"16\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Your guide to diabetic eye screening (BSL)\" width=\"1520\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u0p7mOTjf7A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column nomargintop is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading nomargintop\">Diabetic Eye screening (BSL)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Video explaining what DES is and why getting screened is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/translations\/formats\/audio\/screening\/diabetic-eye-screening-des-audio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Audio Version<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/healthscreening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2023\/08\/nhs_lothian_diabetic-1080p.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NHS Lothian Diabetic Eye  Screening Film<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Video discussing DES experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1575_cd9f94-d0 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1575_cd9f94-d0 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:dotted;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1575_cd9f94-d0\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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