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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Diabetic retinopathy screening outcomes by patient characteristics
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Click here to sortResults reportedSome patients may have been screened more than once in the year; note that in addition to known outcomes a number of results were ungradeable.Click here to sortUrgent referralsThe “Soon referral” category was not used after 26th November 2014. From then, those patients who would have been referred in the “soon” category are included in the routine or urgent categories, depending on clinical need.Click here to sortNo retinopathyClick here to sortAny retinopathyClick here to sortSight threatening retinopathy/maculopathyClick here to sortSevere retinopathy/maculopathyNumber of people with sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy that is severe – note, these patients appear in both the sight threatening and severe categories.
[Collapse]Number[Collapse]Gender: TotalTotal includes unspecified gender figures47,41053724,89818,2464,532537
Gender: TotalTotal includes unspecified gender figuresGender: Male27,21232113,71511,0642,646321
Gender: Female20,18221611,1697,1801,886216
[Collapse]Age: TotalTotal includes a small number of patients where the characteristic is not recorded.47,41053724,89818,2464,532537
Age: TotalTotal includes a small number of patients where the characteristic is not recorded.Age: 19 years and under663.The data item is not applicable540983.The data item is not applicable
Age: 20-59 years15,7382399,0476,2421,642239
Age: 60-69 years12,0581406,4184,8521,161140
Age: 70-79 years12,659986,3764,7131,04398
Age: 80 years or over6,292602,5172,34168360
[Collapse]Percentage of results reportedA small number of outcomes are ungradeable; percentages are calculated on the basis of excluding ungradeable outcomes from the total[Collapse]Gender: TotalTotal includes unspecified gender figures.The data item is not applicable1.257.742.310.51.2
Gender: TotalTotal includes unspecified gender figuresGender: Male.The data item is not applicable1.355.344.710.71.3
Gender: Female.The data item is not applicable1.260.939.110.31.2
[Collapse]Age: TotalTotal includes a small number of patients where the characteristic is not recorded..The data item is not applicable1.257.742.310.51.2
Age: TotalTotal includes a small number of patients where the characteristic is not recorded.Age: 19 years and under.The data item is not applicable0.084.615.40.50.0
Age: 20-59 years.The data item is not applicable1.659.240.810.71.6
Age: 60-69 years.The data item is not applicable1.256.943.110.31.2
Age: 70-79 years.The data item is not applicable0.957.542.59.40.9
Age: 80 years or over.The data item is not applicable1.251.848.214.11.2

Metadata

Title

Diabetic retinopathy screening outcomes by patient characteristics

Last update

27 July 2023 27 July 2023

Next update

To be confirmed

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Diabetic Eye Screening Wales (DESW)

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Wales

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

The information presented here shows the outcomes from diabetic retinopathy screenings by patient characteristics.

Data collection and calculation

Aggregated counts of patients are derived from patient records and used as information to manage the DESW and have been provided for this statistical release. No data relating to individual patients has been transferred in this process.
When a patient is diagnosed with diabetes by a GP a referral is sent to DESW and the patient is registered and invited for screening. Screening is carried out in a mobile unit or healthcare sites. Patient information, including retinal images, is stored on the DESW database.
DESW validates the database monthly against the Welsh Demographic Service to ensure that it is aligned with living Welsh residents. Total counts are also routinely validated against GP diabetes disease registers.
Note that there are small amounts of missing data within some fields of the DESW statistics. Percentages are calculated of records with stated values. The outcomes of a number of screenings were ungradeable in each year (usually between 2,000 and 3,000).
1st April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. For more information see the joint statement from Cwm Taf and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Boards (see weblinks). The health board names have changed with Cwm Taf University Health Board becoming Cwm Taf Morganwg University Health Board and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board becoming Swansea Bay University Health Board. A link to the statement from the minister for health and social service can be found in the weblinks section.


Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2013-14 onwards.

Rounding applied

Percentages rounded to 1 decimal place.

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical publication and quality report, as per given weblink.

Keywords

Ophthalmic; Eye Care; Diabetic Eye Screening Wales, DESW; Eye