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Data Provider: Welsh Government Patients waiting for an ophthalmology outpatient appointment
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Click here to sortNumber of patient pathways, assessed as Health Risk Factor R1, waiting within target date or within 25% beyond target date for an outpatient appointment.Health Risk Factor R1 - risk of irreversible harm or significant patient adverse outcome if target date is missed.Click here to sortNumber of patient pathways, which have a target date allocated and are assessed as Health Risk Factor R1, waiting for an outpatient appointment.Health Risk Factor R1 - risk of irreversible harm or significant patient adverse outcome if target date is missed. Excludes those who did not have a target date allocated.Click here to sortPercentage of patient pathways, which have a target date allocated and are assessed as Health Risk Factor R1, waiting within target date or within 25% beyond target date for an outpatient appointment.Health Risk Factor R1 - risk of irreversible harm or significant patient adverse outcome if target date is missed. Excludes those who did not have a target date allocated.Click here to sortTotal number of patient pathways, assessed as Health Risk Factor R1, waiting for an outpatient appointment.Health Risk Factor R1 - risk of irreversible harm or significant patient adverse outcome if target date is missed. Includes those with and without a target date allocated.
Wales51,912116,71844.5116,874
Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board13,08129,88643.829,927
Powys Teaching Local Health Board1,0891,51771.81,517
Hywel Dda University Local Health Board4,59811,87038.711,872
Swansea Bay University Local Health Board9,11318,82748.418,827
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Local Health Board7,59721,71235.021,712
Aneurin Bevan University Local Health Board8,30918,75344.318,753
Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board8,12514,15357.414,266

Metadata

Title

Eye Care Measures for NHS Outpatients

Last update

12 January 2021 12 January 2021

Next update

9 February 2021

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Eye Care Outcome Measures - Monthly Submission Proforma, Welsh Government

Designation

None

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

A monthly data release on new and follow up ophthalmology outpatients. It shows the numbers waiting within target date or within 25% beyond target date at the end of each month. Should their target data be missed, they are at risk of irreversible harm or significant adverse outcome (Health Risk Factor R1).

Revisions information

This information is included in the related quality report - see web link.

Statistical quality

This information is included in the related quality report - see web link.

Weblinks

The quality report can be found on the following web link: https://gov.wales/eye-care-measures-nhs-outpatients

Keywords

Achievement, Eye care, Indicators, NHS, Ophthalmology, Performance, Waiting Times