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Information explaining the NHS diabetic eye screening programme and why it is offered.
You can choose if you take part in diabetic eye screening. This guidance…
An overview of the NHS diabetic eye screening (DES) programme, its services and contact information.
Guidance for local NHS screening services on how to order printed population screening leaflets.
The processes for managing safety incidents in the NHS screening programmes.
Information for people who cannot be screened using digital photography and need a slit lamp examination instead.
Resources to support screening professionals in their initial training and continuing professional development (CPD).
Information explaining diabetic retinopathy, a disease screened for by the NHS diabetic eye screening (DES) programme.
Information for people referred from diabetic eye screening (DES) because they need regular monitoring or treatment.
An easy to read leaflet explaining diabetic eye screening (DES).
Screening standards for the diabetic eye screening programme.
How to support patients in accessing population screening programmes and obtaining screening results.
How to opt out of an NHS screening programme if you no longer wish to be offered screening.
This document sets out an overview of the operational pathways in the NHS Diabetic Eye Screening (DES) programme.
Contains the retinal image grading criteria for NHS Diabetic Eye Screening (DES) Programme and information about how to record results.
How to optimise the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme in order to identify those at risk of Type 2 diabetes and help lower their risk of developing the disease.
Role and remit of NHS population screening programmes’ Research, Innovation and Development Advisory Committee
Guidance to support the health system to reduce inequalities in screening.
This document sets out the programme specific operating model for quality assurance of the NHS diabetic eye screening (DES) programme.
Training and continuing professional development (CPD) for people working in the diabetic eye screening (DES) programme in England.
An overview of the diabetic eye screening (DES) end-to-end pathway.
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