DES KPI

List the Diabetic Eye screening Key Performance Indicators for your programme

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717208/DES_performance_report_and_dataset_calculations.pdf


latest updates
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-population-screening-reporting-data-definitions/diabetic-eye-screening-key-performance-indicators-for-2018-to-2019-definitions

and compare these to the national benchmarks.


Include how your programme is performing and, where applicable, what you can personally to do to improve these locally.


As part of the local protocol there are uptake of service / time contraints for px to receive results / received onward referral


of available literature found (2016-17) report
DE1: Diabetic eye screening – uptake of routine digital screening event:
The proportion of those offered a routine diabetic eye screening appointment who attend and complete a routine digital screening encounter/event
77.8 % ACCEPTABLE (Accept =>70%, achievable =>80%)

* offer at time of sight test if they aren't in the program to refer them in (via referral letter to the GP)
* obeserving & referring suspect diabetic changes to GP for diagnosis & management
* offering more clinic availability to have a test


DE2: Diabetic eye screening– results issued within 3 weeks of routine digital screening:
The proportion of subjects attending for diabetic eye screening to whom results were issued within 3 weeks of the routine digital screening encounter/event
99.2% ACHIEVEABLE (Accept =>70%, achievable =>95%)

* having more clinic time allocated to grading / DRS clinic
* grading in a timely fashion


DE3: Diabetic eye screening – timely assessment for R3A screen positive:
The proportion of screen positive subjects with referred proliferative diabetic retinopathy attending for assessment within 4 weeks of notification of positive test from all diabetic eye screening pathways
80.4%  ACCEPTABLE (=>80)

* grading in a timely fashion

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/diabetic-eye-screening-standards-and-performance-objectives