Number of admissions to Ophthalmology by primary diagnosis
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Number of admissions to Ophthalmology by primary diagnosisLast update
14 August 2024Next update
To be confirmedPublishing organisation
Welsh GovernmentSource 1
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)Contact email
stats.healthinfo@gov.walesGeographical coverage
WalesLanguages covered
English and WelshGeneral description
This dataset shows the number of hospital admissions to ophthalmology departments.Data collection and calculation
Patients are defined as being admitted to hospital if they stay at least one night (inpatients), or if they are admitted electively for treatment or care that does not require an overnight stay in hospital (day cases).In 2023-24, there was a reduction in the coverage of clinical coding; around 15.9% of admissions to ophthalmology departments did not have their primary diagnosis recorded, therefore it is not possible to accurately compare the number of admissions for specific reasons (such as cataracts, macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy) in 2023-24 with previous years. The total number of admissions is unaffected.
More information on admissions data is available on the Patient Episode Database for Wales (PEDW) website.
