Guidance

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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NHS England
Published
7 June 2019
Last updated
27 September 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Diabetic eye screening: identifying differences in grading outcomes

Ref: GW-1421

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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.

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

Updates to this page

Published 7 June 2019
Last updated 27 September 2024 + show all updates

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

  2. Changed 2 yearly to 24 months. Removed all reference to PHE

  3. Updated guidance on implementation of extended screening intervals.

  4. First published.

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