(2) how many people with diabetes registered in a national screening programme for diabetic retinopathy are being screened annually;
(3) how many people with diabetes offered screening for diabetic retinopathy (a) registered in national screening programmes and (b) participated in a national screening programme in each year since 2003-04.
The data are not held centrally on how many people with diabetes who are unable to leave their home unaided have been offered screening for diabetic retinopathy.
The information in the following tables show the number of people with diabetes offered screening for diabetic retinopathy and the number of people receiving screening broken down by year.
Number of people with diabetes offered screening for diabetic retinopathy 2003-04 835,900 2004-05 1,076,400 2005-06 1,478,223 2006-07 1,593,644
Number of people with diabetes receiving screening for diabetic retinopathy1 2003-04 2753,997 2004-05 1,076,388 2005-06 1,232,043 2006-07 1,256,463 1 Data from Local Delivery Plans returns 2 Data for year 2003-04 was an incomplete return