Kate Jordan is the Head of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) and Diabetic Eye Screening (DES) in the Operations, Vaccination and Screening Directorate in
NHS England. Kate has worked within the public and healthcare sector for over 20 years, starting in frontline sexual health services in the NHS, moving to a local authority public health commissioning role before joining Public Health England and subsequently NHS England in 2021. Kate is an experienced programme manager with a proven track record of successful delivery and leadership within the public sector. Most recently she led the successful implementation of 24-month screening intervals within the NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme.
The phased implementation of OCT scans into the post-diabetic eye screening treatment and surveillance pathway in England is expected to save tens of thousands of hospital appointments every year.