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Data Provider: Welsh Government Number of Hospital admissions for cataract procedures by year and health board
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[Collapse]Wales17,73118,59116,45416,15516,08216,96316,34418,21920,10619,31821,09619,1825,91212,98216,276
WalesBetsi Cadwaladr University Health Board2,8544,3834,4084,9344,5774,7264,2954,3074,7085,0235,7815,0971,6822,7482,933
Powys Teaching Health Board387390374329427513598637606565576564313614686
Hywel Dda University Health Board2,8412,8572,0301,2501,4231,9291,7702,4492,9352,3882,1301,9353387781,204
Swansea Bay University Health BoardFrom 1st April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. The health board names have changed with Cwm Taf University Health Board becoming Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board becoming Swansea Bay University Health Board..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,3729852,4293,948
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health BoardFrom 1st April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. The health board names have changed with Cwm Taf University Health Board becoming Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board becoming Swansea Bay University Health Board.4,5524,4003,7233,5253,7643,9333,8863,8204,5914,5954,744.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health BoardFrom 1st April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. The health board names have changed with Cwm Taf University Health Board becoming Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board becoming Swansea Bay University Health Board..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,0077591,7962,027
Cwm Taf University Health BoardFrom 1st April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. The health board names have changed with Cwm Taf University Health Board becoming Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board becoming Swansea Bay University Health Board.2,1071,7881,7531,6001,6581,5741,0731,5751,4691,7021,689.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board2,7532,4782,2742,3742,2552,4192,4492,8902,9322,3863,5353,9679903,0272,040
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board2,2372,2951,8922,1431,9781,8692,2732,5412,8652,6592,6412,2408451,5903,438

Metadata

Title

Number of Hospital admissions for cataract procedures by year and health board

Last update

27 July 2023 27 July 2023

Next update

To be confirmed

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Patient Episode Database for Wales (PEDW), Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local health boards

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 number of admissions for cataract procedures by year and health board

Data collection and calculation

A count of admissions where there is any mention of a Cataract Procedure on either the left or the right eye, only including 'first' and 'second' eye admissions, defined as follows. First: includes those who have had only one procedure or the first procedure for those who have both eyes operated on; second: those who have their second eye operated on.
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

2008-09 onwards.

Statistical quality

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

Keywords

Ophthalmic; Eye Care; Hospital Eye Service, Admissions; Eye