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Stratifying the NHS diabetic eye screening programme: into the unknown?

Sampson, Christopher James; James, Marilyn; Broadbent, Deborah M.; Harding, Simon P.

Authors

Christopher James Sampson

MARILYN JAMES MARILYN.JAMES@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Health Economics

Deborah M. Broadbent

Simon P. Harding



Abstract

In this commentary, we consider the recent recommendation by the UK National Screening Committee (NSC) that people with diabetes at low risk of sight loss should be invited to screening every 2 years rather than annually [1]. We broadly support this recommendation but believe that there are important outstanding questions that require attention before such a policy is implemented. We discuss the decision in the context of the history of the NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (NDESP) and reflect on the current state of evidence, including work cited by the NSC [1–4].

Citation

Sampson, C. J., James, M., Broadbent, D. M., & Harding, S. P. (in press). Stratifying the NHS diabetic eye screening programme: into the unknown?. Diabetic Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.13192

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 26, 2016
Online Publication Date Jul 29, 2016
Deposit Date Aug 25, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Diabetic Medicine
Print ISSN 0742-3071
Electronic ISSN 1464-5491
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.13192
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/798580
Publisher URL http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dme.13192/abstract
Additional Information This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Sampson, C. J., James, M., Broadbent, D. M. and Harding, S. P. (2016), Stratifying the NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme: into the unknown?. Diabet. Med, which has been published in final form at doi:10.1111/dme.13192. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.