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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.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 12 March 2020
• Last updated: 5 April 2022 — See all updates

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Diabetic eye screening: Diploma for health screeners rules of combination

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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.

Published 12 March 2020
Last updated 5 April 2022 + show all updates

1. 5 April 2022

   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.

2. 21 October 2020

   Updated section 3 to clarify unsupervised screening requirements for trainee screeners.

3. 5 October 2020

   Updated section 3.1: Screener.

4. 4 September 2020

   Updated section 3.6: Assistant and support workers.

5. 12 March 2020

   First published.