Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 July 2019
95. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the corrective and preventative actions put in place to ensure the diabetic retina screening programme delivers accurate and timely results to service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27984/19]
View answerDiabetic RetinaScreen, the National Diabetic Retinal Screening Programme is a government funded screening programme in Ireland that offers free, regular diabetic retinopathy screening to people with diabetes aged 12 years and older.
Diabetic RetinaScreen uses specialised digital photography to look for changes that could affect sight. Results are delivered in compliance with quality standards as outlined in the ‘Standards for Quality Assurance in Diabetic Retinopathy Screening’. As with other national screening programmes, quality assurance is paramount and all essential elements are in place to ensure risks to patients are minimised and that the best clinical outcomes for patients are maximised.
