The time it takes for things to be adopted by the NHS should never be underestimated. I developed a simple algorithm, published in 2012, that showed that those with diabetes found to have no diabetic eye disease on 2 successive screenings were at very low risk and could be safely seen after two years rather than at annual intervals. This was then replicated in 7 more datasets, checked by teams at Public Health England, signed off by the Minister in 2017. It is now being rolled out in England, started in 2023. Things move slowly. I was told that it had been rolled out in Norway before it was rolled out in UK.
The time it takes for things to be adopted by the NHS should never be underestimated. I developed a simple algorithm, published in 2012, that showed that those with diabetes found to have no diabetic eye disease on 2 successive screenings were at very low risk and could be safely seen after two years rather than at annual intervals. This was then replicated in 7 more datasets, checked by teams at Public Health England, signed off by the Minister in 2017. It is now being rolled out in England, started in 2023. Things move slowly. I was told that it had been rolled out in Norway before it was rolled out in UK.