1. Diabetic Retinopathy in Scotland
SEHD
SDG
NSD IT Board
NSD
DRS IT Board
PFIG
SCI-DC
Executive
Group
Board
Co-ordinators
Clinical
Group
Short-life groups
Awareness
Campaign
Service
Management
IT Users
Group

2. Board Co-ordinators Group
Membership
Chair – NSD national Screening Co-ordinator
NHS Board Co-ordinators
National DRS Co-ordinator
DRS lead Clinician
Meets 3 monthly

3. Board Co-ordinators Group
Remit
Ensure delivery of DRS across Scotland to national standards
Review of key performance indicators
Approve and develop policy for procedures and protocols
Raise IT issues and change requests
Review of national programme and forum to identify issues

4. Service Management Group
Membership
DRS Service mangers
National DRS Co-ordinator
Chair – elected within group
Meets 3 monthly

5. Service Management Group
Remit
Operational delivery of DRS
Review key performance indicators
Share best practice and experience
Promote adherence to national service specification
Develop national procedures and protocols for approval by board co-odinators
Identify IT issues and change requests (operational issues)
Co-ordinate end user survey

6. Clinical Group Membership Meets 3 monthly
NHS Board area lead clinicians
National DRS Lead Clinician
National DRS Co-ordinator
Chair to be elected within the group
Meets 3 monthly

7. Clinical Group Remit Training and education
National (external) quality assurance
Internal quality assurance
Ophthalmology referral issues
Grading, image quality and position
Technical failure examination standards
IT Change requests (clinical issues)
Research

8. IT user Group Membership
NSD Representative
National DRS Lead Clinician
National DRS Co-ordinator
Chairs of other three sub groups
Service manager representatives (x2)
Retinal screener (photographer and grader)
Siemens Representative
ATOS Representative
SCI-DC Operations manager
Board IT manager representative
Meets 3 monthly (on dissolution of IT project board)

9. IT user Group
Remit
Review, quantitate and prioritise IT change requests
Identify IT change requests for action through the overall NSD IT Board
Monitor and resolve emerging IT issues
Review monitoring reports of technical service performance from ATOS

10. DRS Executive Group Membership Meets 3 monthly
National DRS lead Clinician (Chair)
National DRS Co-ordinator
NSD National Screening Co-ordiantor
Chairs of all sub groups
Member of Board Co-ordinator’s group
SEHD representative
MCN manager representative
Diabetes UK representative
RNIB representative
Chair of PFIG (sub group of the SDG)
Meets 3 monthly

11. DRS Executive Group Remit
To review the performance of the retinal screening programme in Scotland
To produce and approve the annual report to NSD and the Scottish Diabetes Group
Maintain knowledge of DRS evidence & developments across the UK and abroad
Support and oversee research
Review and approve emerging technologies and standards
Advise SEHD on DRS policy
Maintain link with NHS QIS, SIGN and other relevant bodies