Diabetes: suspended from retinal screening

This indicator covers the proportion of eligible people with diabetes who are suspended from diabetic eye screening due to previous screening results. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes.

Last reviewed: May 2023

Next review: September 2024

This indicator will be reviewed using the assessment criteria in appendix B of the NICE indicators process guide when it reaches its review date or the underlying guidance is updated.

This indicator was previously published as CCG89.

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• identifying where improvements are needed
• setting priorities for quality improvement and support
• creating local performance dashboards
• benchmarking performance against national data
• supporting local quality improvement schemes
• showing progress that local health systems are making on outcomes.

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