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Diabetic Eye Screening Wales (DESW)

Dataset

Summary

Citation:
CITATION INCOMPLETE

Documentation

Description:
The Diabetic Eye Screening Wales service checks for eye problems caused by having diabetes. Eye screening looks for damage to the back of the eye (diabetic retinopathy) which can lead to permanent sight loss. The Dataset contains details of the screening carried out for Diabetic patients. Please see the 'Technical Details' section for details of the variables.
Is Part Of:
No Group

Coverage

Spatial:
United Kingdom,Wales
Follow Up:
OTHER
Pathway:
Secondary care

Provenance

Origin

Sources:
EPR
Collection Situations:
CLINIC

Temporal

Accrual Periodicity:
BIANNUAL
Distribution Release Date:
29 January 2018
Start Date:
10 January 2008
End Date:
27 November 2020
Time Lag:
2-6 MONTHS

Accessibility

Access

Access Service:
The SAIL Databank is powered by the UK Secure e-Research Platform (UKSeRP). Following approval through safeguard processes, access to project-specific data within the secure environment is permitted using two-factor authentication.
Access Request Cost:
Data provision is free from SAIL. Overall project costing depends on the number of people that require access to the SAIL Gateway, the activities that SAIL needs to complete (e.g. loading non-standard datasets), data refreshes, analytical work required, disclosure control process, and special case technological requirements.
Jurisdictions:
GB
Data Controller:
Public Health Wales NHS Trust
Data Processor:
SAIL Databank

Usage

Data Use Limitations:
GENERAL RESEARCH USE
Resource Creators:
["Public Health Wales NHS Trust"]

Format and Standards

Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
Conforms To:
LOCAL
Languages:
en
Formats:
SQL database table

Enrichment and Linkage

Qualified Relations:
Yes. To any SAIL dataset and reference data.

Observations

Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
EVENTS
3000000
Count
01 September 2021