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Diabetic Eye Screening Wales annual statistical report 2017-18

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Published on: 29th December 2020

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Welcome to the first annual statistical report published by Diabetic Eye Screening Wales (DESW) as part of Public Health Wales.

DESW (previously Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Service for Wales) was initially commissioned as a national service by Welsh Government in July 2002. DESW became operational in June 2003 and by 2004 was delivering a service to patients in all Health Board areas. The service was hosted by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board until April 2016 when it transferred to join the other population based all Wales Screening Programmes delivered by Public Health Wales.

The service aims to detect diabetic retinopathy before sight loss occurs. Research evidence shows that with early identification and treatment, loss of vision can be prevented in 70 – 90% of people with sight threatening diabetic retinopathy (VISION 2020 WHO).

DESW is the only life-long UK screening programme. All people aged 12 and over with a diagnosis of diabetes, who are registered with a GP in Wales, are eligible for regular retinal screening with DESW.

During 2017/18, for the first time, DESW agreed a set of service standards to measure performance of the service. These have been published on a monthly basis since April 2018, and will result in the publication of its first Official Statistical report in 2020.

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