DES: Diploma for health screeners rules of combination
Education and training requirements for staff groups in diabetic eye screening (DES) studying for the diploma for health screeners.
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This guidance provides local diabetic eye screening (DES) providers with information about the appropriate units in the Level 3 Diploma for health screeners that DES staff must complete.
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Last updated 5 April 2022 + show all updates
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Guidance updated to reflect the fact that optometrists no longer have to complete the ‘Prepare for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening’ unit as part of the health screener diploma.
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Updated section 3 to clarify unsupervised screening requirements for trainee screeners.
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Updated section 3.1: Screener.
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Updated section 3.6: Assistant and support workers.
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First published.