Sign up now for 2016 national diabetic eye screening conference
If you work in diabetic eye screening or have an interest in the programme then I suggest you save the following date in your diary: Friday 22 April.
NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme
Delivering accessible screening information to trusts
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Mike Harris, Posted on:
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General information, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme, NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme, NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination, NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme, NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
25 February 2016: Please note that the new easy read versions of Screening tests for you and your baby, which are featured in this blog post, have been temporarily withdrawn and are not currently available Every maternity trust in England …
New reports will help improve grading of diabetic eye screening images
Graders are essential to the success of diabetic eye screening (DES). We rely on their expertise to detect sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy early in order to prevent sight loss.
Diabetic eye screening staff and patients: tell us what you need from a national IT system
High quality IT support is essential for the provision and ongoing improvement of every national screening programme.
The UK National Screening Committee: Positive Recommendations
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NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, NHS Cervical Screening Programme, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme, NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, UK National Screening Committee
Back in July I wrote about the recommendations made by the UK NSC in March 2015 and why saying no to screening can be a good thing as it means we can avoid harm to people and ensure that money …
Diabetic eye screening helps transform diabetes care in new one-stop service
Hello screening colleagues. My name is Helen Bone and I am programme manager and safe care lead for the Sunderland and South Tyneside Diabetic Eye Screening Programme.
Screening key performance indicators: getting data quality right
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Radoslav Latinovic, Posted on:
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General information, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme
Good quality data is really important for us to monitor and improve screening programmes.
World Sight Day puts diabetic eye screening in focus
Up to 80% of cases of blindness around the world are avoidable. Each year World Sight Day helps focus our attention on the issues of blindness and visual impairment.
Diabetic eye screening: 4 short videos to help monitor grader performance
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Shelley Widdowson, Posted on:
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General information, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme
Our success in diabetic eye screening depends on our ability to accurately grade the retinal images we capture at screening clinics.
Eye screeners show power of social media in reaching wider audience
Diabetic eye screening professionals used the power of social media to raise awareness of the importance of retinal screening on World Sight Day earlier this month.