Here are some information resources we hope you will find useful:

• Nov 2023 Diabetic RetinaScreen Bulletin
• NSS video - patient attending diabetic retina screening appointment (2023), with subtitles
• Diabetic RetinaScreen Screening Charter (link to pdf)
• Cairt Scagthástála Diabetic RetinaScreen (link to pdf)
• Quality Assurance standards (link to pdf)
• Clinical Practice Guidelines for Treatment Clinics (link to pdf)
• Information leaflets
• Programme Reports
• Links to useful websites
• Diabetic Retinopathy video
• Diabetic RetinaScreen information video – multiple languages

Diabetic Retinopathy (DRS) from Sean Kirwan on Vimeo. This 3D animated video was created by Sean Kirwan, Medical Scientist, during a Knowledge Exchange Dissemination Scheme (KEDS) with University College Dublin and ICON Firecrest, funded by the Health Research Board. Lead Pharmacologist was Sean Kirwan and 3D Graphic Designers included Carlos Tena and Tomás O'Sullivan of ICON Firecrest. Support Pharmacologist was Dr Paul Halley of ICON Firecrest. Dr Breandán Kennedy (UCD) and Dr Rosemarie Carew (ICON Firecrest) were project supervisors.

• Radio advertisement for Diabetic RetinaScreen

Information leaflets

• Your guide to diabetic retinopathy screening - a general leaflet about Diabetic RetinaScreen - The National Diabetic Retinal Screening Programme
• Your guide to digital surveillance eye screening
• Your guide to two-yearly screening for diabetic retinopathy
• Your guide to diabetic retinopathy screening – in Ukrainian
• Your guide to diabetic retinopathy screening – in Russian
• Diabetic Retina Screening in Pregnancy
• Eolas ar scagthástáil le haghaidh reitineapaite diabéití - Irish version of general leaflet about Diabetic RetinaScreen
• About diabetic retinopathy screening - an audio file with general information on the Diabetic RetinaScreen programme.
• Larger A4 version of About diabetic retinopathy screening - a general leaflet about Diabetic RetinaScreen - The National Diabetic Retinal Screening Programme
• Consenting to participate in Diabetic RetinaScreen, an information sheet (link to pdf)
• About the eye drops used during a Diabetic RetinaScreen eye screening appointment, an information sheet (link to pdf)

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Programme Report

• Programme Report 2013-2015
• Statistical Bulletin 2016-2017
• Statistical Bulletin 2018-2019

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Links to useful websites

• The Diabetes Programme, HSE
• X-PERT Adult Education Programme for Type 2 Diabetes
• Diabetes Ireland, the Diabetes Federation of Ireland
• National Screening Service
• Health Service Executive
• A practical guide to integrated Type 2 Diabetes - Dr Velma Harkins, 2016 

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Guidance on supporting persons with additional needs

• Guidance on supporting people with disabilities to use the DRS resources
• Resource 1 Easy to Read Leaflet - About Diabetic RetinaScreen 
• Resource 2 Plain English Leaflet - About Diabetic RetinaScreen
• Resource 3 Photostory Diabetic RetinaScreen
• Resource 4 Plain English Story - Diabetic RetinaScreen
• Resource 5 Video - Going for a Diabetic Eye Screening Appointment:
  Going for a Diabetic Eye Screening Appointment - without subtitles
  Going for a Diabetic Eye Screening Appointment - with subtitles
• Resource 6 Easy to Read Leaflet - Diabetic RetinaScreen - What happens if I need screening more often
• Resource 7 Plain English Leaflet - Diabetic RetinaScreen - What happens if I need screening more often
• Resource 8 Photostory - Diabetic RetinaScreen - Going for more tests
• Resource 9 Plain English Story - Diabetic RetinaScreen - Going for more tests
• Resource 10 - Blank templates to individualise DRS resources

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General screening information

• Easy to read - Benefits and harms of screening
• Easy to read - Giving consent for screening programmes
• Easy to read - Looking after your information
• Plain English - Benefits and harms of screening
• Plain English - Giving consent for screening programmes
• Plain English - Looking after your information

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