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Various issues. South Manchester Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Service. Good news Bad news Information. Good news. We are doing well as a screening programme. Coverage. Proportion with DR. Referrals. R3 Referrals. M1 Referrals. Excluded. Ungradeables. Target is <7%
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Various issues South Manchester Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Service
Good news • Bad news • Information
Good news • We are doing well as a screening programme
Ungradeables • Target is <7% • 16 graders are >10% • Reduce to <10% and we are on target
Queues • All short and within target • Results letters • 98.5% <3wks (targets 70% / 95%) • 99.6% <6wks (target 99%)
Bad news • 2 graders removed • Failure to meet final C&G deadline
Bad News • One practice removed • Misuse of login • Inappropriate grading • 250 episodes regraded (TW+RB) • 46 recalled for further screening
Consequences • PCT Investigating • Governance issues • Data issues • Professional issues • Affects contractor and locum • Reported to all PCTs with GOS contracts / perfomance list
Logons • Do not share logons • Zero tolerance
Photographers • If the grader doesn’t take pics • Photographer must have logon
Qualifications • Photograhpers will need C&G • Assistant • May only take pics with grader present • Needs Unit 6 • Optometrist • May take pics without grader • Grader must be able to grade within 3 days • Must spot and flag R3 for urgent grade • Needs units 6 & 7
Qualifications • Practices pay for photographers C&G • Target is end of 2012
Costs • C&G Registration Unit 6: £176.00 • C&G Registration Unit 6&7: £196.00 • Practical assessment: £300.00 (6 +/-7) • Written assessment unit 6 £100.00 • Written assessment unit 7 £100.00 • Failure of the practical assessment will require a return visit which would also be charged. • So total costs are £696 for 2 units and £576.00 for one.