Guidance

Diabetic eye screening: patients who drive to appointments

This document is national guidance for local diabetic eye screening providers when managing patients who drive to their appointment.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 31 July 2015
• Last updated: 27 September 2024
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  1. 27 September 2024

     Added clarification that publication was previously published by Public Health England.

  2. 14 March 2024

     Changes to Imaging without Mydriasis: 2.6 & 3.1 - Amended section following legal advice. Wording taken to the CPG and amended section following query from the helpdesk and following legal advice.

  3. 17 July 2018

     Document updated into HTML.

  4. 31 July 2015

     First published.

Applies to England

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The NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme produced this guidance in response to queries from local screening providers.

Providers should use this guidance to inform local policy on dealing with patients who drive to their screening appointment.

This publication was previously published by Public Health England, which closed on 30 September 2021.