New patient referrals to and from low vision services by referral source or destination and year
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Title
New patient referrals to and from low vision services by referral source or destination and yearLast update
14 August 2024Next update
To be confirmedPublishing organisation
Welsh GovernmentSource 1
Low Vision Service WalesContact email
stats.healthinfo@gov.walesDesignation
National StatisticsLowest level of geographical disaggregation
WalesGeographical coverage
WalesLanguages covered
English and WelshData 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-licenceGeneral description
The information presented here shows the number of new patient referrals to Low vision as well as the number of patient referrals from low vision.Data collection and calculation
Data is sourced from the Low Vision database, maintained by primary care services in NHS Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP).Frequency of publication
AnnualData reference periods
2013-14 onwards.Revisions information
The totals have been revised for patient referrals from low vision for 2014-17 due to the exclusion of the unknown category. This has resulted in the number decreasing by 1,936 (65.0%) for 2014-15, increasing by 2,152 (150.1%) for 2015-16 and increasing by 2,401 (164.5%) for 2016-17. Also, the totals for patient referrals to low vision have been revised for 2014-15 and 2017-18 with the number increasing by 48 (1.3%) for 2014-15 and decreasing by 16 (0.5%) for 2017-18.Weblinks
Statistical Release:https://www.gov.wales/eye-care-statistics
Quality report:
https://www.gov.wales/sensory-health-quality-report
