Guidance

Diabetic eye screening: surveillance pathways

This document sets out guidelines for implementing the NHS diabetic eye screening (DES) programme's surveillance pathways.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 24 October 2012
• Last updated: 16 October 2024
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Diabetic eye screening: surveillance pathways

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This publication explains the diabetic eye screening (DES) surveillance pathways, also called a care pathway.

It includes information about:

• surveillance pathway eligibility
• staffing requirements
• patient referral
• discharge procedure

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