
I was beginning to think I’d dreamt that on the Radio 4 Today programme on the way to work (October 16) I heard Professor Sir Mike Richards talking about his review of adult screening services in the UK. He revealed that the major adult screening programmes, though proven effective, could be better. By offering them from more locations and at more convenient times, participation rates among target audiences, who are virtually all of working age, would be improved from current rates of a little over 60%. Diabetic retinopathy screening was mentioned by name and I got excited for a moment that this might be the lever those that represent primary eye care optometrists need to widen the commissioning of diabetic screening via primary eye care optical practices.
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