with the patient. A report is then sent to the GP who referred the patient and Compass Health PHO. The patient is screened within 90 days of referral to the hospital. Screening programme overview In 2015, were 291,630 patients enrolled with GPs in the Wellington region. The Wellington region diabetic retinal screening programme was established in December 2001. This programme won the supreme award in the Health Innovation Awards 2003. In 2012, about 17,860 of the region’s enrolled population were estimated to have diabetes and screening covered 92 percent of the population. are nine community optometry sites located across the region in: Kapiti, Porirua, Wellington, Hutt Valley and the Wairarapa. The programme includes 23 optometrists with therapeutic pharmaceutical agents (TPA) endorsement and accreditation, 11 retinal cameras and 5 optical coherence tomographers (OCTs). Peer review takes place six times each year and is attended by optometrists, Wellington hospital ophthalmology registrars and lead ophthalmologist. The programme’s role as referral point from primary health care community screening to secondary health care hospital diabetic eye clinics has evolved from R2 or M2 (38 percent) to R4 or M4/M5 (1–3 percent). Appendix E: Draft retinal screening indicators and measures Reporting is expected for the following indicators by July 2017 for baseline indicators and by July 2018 for those indicators needing new data. Indicator Measure description 1. Screened Intent population To determine the demographics of the population within the retinal screening programme. demographic Note data Standard Ministry of Health reporting, so can use existing definitions age, gender, ethnicity, – geo code and deprivation.
with the patient. A report is then sent to the GP who referred the patient and Compass Health PHO. The patient is screened within 90 days of referral to the hospital. Screening programme overview In 2015, were 291,630 patients enrolled with GPs in the Wellington region. The Wellington region diabetic retinal screening programme was established in December 2001. This programme won the supreme award in the Health Innovation Awards 2003. In 2012, about 17,860 of the region’s enrolled population were estimated to have diabetes and screening covered 92 percent of the population. are nine community optometry sites located across the region in: Kapiti, Porirua, Wellington, Hutt Valley and the Wairarapa. The programme includes 23 optometrists with therapeutic pharmaceutical agents (TPA) endorsement and accreditation, 11 retinal cameras and 5 optical coherence tomographers (OCTs). Peer review takes place six times each year and is attended by optometrists, Wellington hospital ophthalmology registrars and lead ophthalmologist. The programme’s role as referral point from primary health care community screening to secondary health care hospital diabetic eye clinics has evolved from R2 or M2 (38 percent) to R4 or M4/M5 (1–3 percent). Appendix E: Draft retinal screening indicators and measures Reporting is expected for the following indicators by July 2017 for baseline indicators and by July 2018 for those indicators needing new data. Indicator Measure description 1. Screened population demographic data Intent To determine the demographics of the population within the retinal screening programme. Note Standard Ministry of Health reporting, so can use existing definitions – age, gender, ethnicity, geo code and deprivation.
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