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<blockquote data-quote="Dark Horse" data-source="post: 1465847" data-attributes="member: 52527"><p>Please check with your GP if they have notified the Diabetic Eye Screening Programme that you are diabetic. GPs should notify the screening programme as soon as someone is diagnosed and not wait until the yearly visit to the surgery. Although routine screening is yearly, it is particularly important for people with Type 2 diabetes to have their <u>first</u> screening as soon as practicable after diagnosis as they may already have had diabetes for some years and retinal damage could already be occurring. It is for this reason that the UK National Screening Committee has a standard which requires all newly diagnosed diabetics to be screened within 89 days of the screening programme being notified that they are diabetic. Newly diagnosed diabetics may have to travel to another location for their first screening but subsequent screenings should be in the normal rotation at their surgery. </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, there have been cases where GPs haven't notified the screening programme that someone is diabetic until the annual visit to the surgery which is very bad practice. So, please do check that you have already been referred to the diabetic eye screening programme - they cannot give you an appointment until the GP has made that referral.</p><p></p><p>Please also note that you should not wait until you have symptoms before having a test. The aim of screening is to detect damage BEFORE there are any symptoms as this is when treatment is most effective. Although retinal photos taken by opticians who are not part of the diabetic eye screening programme may not be as accurate as the screening test, it is better than having no test.</p><p></p><p>Leaflet aimed at patients in Northern Ireland:- <a href="http://www.publichealth.hscni.net/sites/default/files/DESP%20What%20you%20need%20to%20know%20FINAL_0.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.publichealth.hscni.net/sites/default/files/DESP What you need to know FINAL_0.pdf</a></p><p>This leaflet aimed at health professionals in Northern Ireland says:-</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Patient data are extracted, with agreement, from GP systems on an annual basis. <strong>The DESP office should be notified of all new diabetes patients as soon as possible after diagnosis.</strong></em></p><p><a href="http://www.publichealth.hscni.net/sites/default/files/DESP%20Information%20for%20health%20professionals%20FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.publichealth.hscni.net/sites/default/files/DESP Information for health professionals FINAL.pdf</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dark Horse, post: 1465847, member: 52527"] Please check with your GP if they have notified the Diabetic Eye Screening Programme that you are diabetic. GPs should notify the screening programme as soon as someone is diagnosed and not wait until the yearly visit to the surgery. Although routine screening is yearly, it is particularly important for people with Type 2 diabetes to have their [U]first[/U] screening as soon as practicable after diagnosis as they may already have had diabetes for some years and retinal damage could already be occurring. It is for this reason that the UK National Screening Committee has a standard which requires all newly diagnosed diabetics to be screened within 89 days of the screening programme being notified that they are diabetic. Newly diagnosed diabetics may have to travel to another location for their first screening but subsequent screenings should be in the normal rotation at their surgery. Unfortunately, there have been cases where GPs haven't notified the screening programme that someone is diabetic until the annual visit to the surgery which is very bad practice. So, please do check that you have already been referred to the diabetic eye screening programme - they cannot give you an appointment until the GP has made that referral. Please also note that you should not wait until you have symptoms before having a test. The aim of screening is to detect damage BEFORE there are any symptoms as this is when treatment is most effective. Although retinal photos taken by opticians who are not part of the diabetic eye screening programme may not be as accurate as the screening test, it is better than having no test. Leaflet aimed at patients in Northern Ireland:- [URL]http://www.publichealth.hscni.net/sites/default/files/DESP%20What%20you%20need%20to%20know%20FINAL_0.pdf[/URL] This leaflet aimed at health professionals in Northern Ireland says:- [INDENT][I]Patient data are extracted, with agreement, from GP systems on an annual basis. [B]The DESP office should be notified of all new diabetes patients as soon as possible after diagnosis.[/B][/I][/INDENT] [URL]http://www.publichealth.hscni.net/sites/default/files/DESP%20Information%20for%20health%20professionals%20FINAL.pdf[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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