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Diabetic eye screening: identifying differences in grading outcomes

Quality assurance method used to compare grading outcomes between local diabetic eye screening providers.

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This publication describes the statistical method used to compare grading outcomes between local NHS diabetic eye screening (DES) providers.

This identifies ‘atypical’ providers who have unusual grading outcomes and might need to improve grading before implementing extended 2-year intervals for people at low risk of developing diabetic retinopathy.

This method will form part of the quality measures for selecting providers that will be the ‘pathfinders’ for the extended screening intervals pathway.

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Published 7 June 2019
Last updated 2 October 2023 + show all updates
  1. Changed 2 yearly to 24 months. Removed all reference to PHE

  2. Updated guidance on implementation of extended screening intervals.

  3. First published.