Provision of Diabetic Eye Screening Programme Service for Berkshire.

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NHS England South (South Central) (the Commissioner) seeks to commission a Diabetic Eye Screening Programme service for patients in the Berkshire area. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners’.The Commissioner is looking for a single provider to deliver a high quality service across the Berkshire area. The aim of the NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (NDESP) is to reduce the risk of sight loss amongst people with diabetes by the prompt identification and effective treatment if necessary of sight threatening diabetic retinopathy, at the appropriate stage during the disease process. The screening programme will operate a 12 month screening interval for all people with diabetes invited for routine digital screening according to NDESP Guidance, unless advised to alter by the NHS Screening programmes.