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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dancer" data-source="post: 1879173" data-attributes="member: 110569">My brother (Type 2) lives in the south east of England. His GP or practice nurse told him to see his optician for his retinal screening, which he did and was charged for it. He did this for a couple of years until I told him he shouldn't have to pay and it should be done at the hospital. He had asked his practice nurse to refer him but she hadn't. He has now had retinal screening done at the hospital for several years.I am in Scotland and attend a hospital diabetic clinic. For several years my screening was done at the hospital but now it is organised by my GP and is done at the health centre. A van used to park at the door and was used for the screening, but now there is a designated room in the building. The photos are examined elsewhere and we get results one to four weeks later.My optician takes retinal photos as part of my annual eye test, but she told me that more advanced cameras are used for diabetic eye screening. I wouldn't like my annual eye screening just to be done by Specsavers . . . just in case.</blockquote>

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