Outcome of WGOS 4 appointments by appointment purpose, clinical specialty and health board

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [t] = total.

Data values	Data description	Area	Specialty	Appointment Purpose	Outcome	Year
1,210 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Total	Referred to hospital	2024-25
772 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Total	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
538 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Total	Discharged	2024-25
1,169 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Filtering	Referred to hospital	2024-25
422 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
502 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Filtering	Discharged	2024-25
41 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Monitoring	Referred to hospital	2024-25
350 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Monitoring	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
36 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Monitoring	Discharged	2024-25
546 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Total	Referred to hospital	2024-25
273 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Total	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
305 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Total	Discharged	2024-25
540 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Filtering	Referred to hospital	2024-25
241 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
304 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Filtering	Discharged	2024-25
6 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Monitoring	Referred to hospital	2024-25
32 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Monitoring	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
1 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Monitoring	Discharged	2024-25
664 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Total	Referred to hospital	2024-25
499 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Total	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
233 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Total	Discharged	2024-25
629 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Filtering	Referred to hospital	2024-25
181 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
198 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Filtering	Discharged	2024-25
35 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Referred to hospital	2024-25
318 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
35 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Discharged	2024-25
193 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Total	Referred to hospital	2024-25
279 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Total	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
122 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Total	Discharged	2024-25
186 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Referred to hospital	2024-25
244 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
121 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Discharged	2024-25
7 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Monitoring	Referred to hospital	2024-25
35 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Monitoring	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
1 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Monitoring	Discharged	2024-25
99 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Total	Referred to hospital	2024-25
210 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Total	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
99 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Total	Discharged	2024-25
93	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Filtering	Referred to hospital	2024-25
180	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
98	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Filtering	Discharged	2024-25
6	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Monitoring	Referred to hospital	2024-25
30	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Monitoring	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
1	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Monitoring	Discharged	2024-25
94 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Referred to hospital	2024-25
69 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
23 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Discharged	2024-25
93	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Referred to hospital	2024-25
64	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
23	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Discharged	2024-25
1	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Referred to hospital	2024-25
5	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
125 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Total	Referred to hospital	2024-25
351 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Total	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
70 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Total	Discharged	2024-25
92 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Referred to hospital	2024-25
43 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
39 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Discharged	2024-25
33 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Monitoring	Referred to hospital	2024-25
308 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Monitoring	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
31 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Monitoring	Discharged	2024-25
2 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Glaucoma	Total	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
2	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Glaucoma	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
125 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Referred to hospital	2024-25
349 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
70 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Discharged	2024-25
92	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Referred to hospital	2024-25
41	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
39	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Discharged	2024-25
33	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Referred to hospital	2024-25
308	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
31	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Discharged	2024-25
212 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Total	Referred to hospital	2024-25
12 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Total	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
93 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Total	Discharged	2024-25
211 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Referred to hospital	2024-25
12 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
92 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Discharged	2024-25
1 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Monitoring	Referred to hospital	2024-25
1 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Monitoring	Discharged	2024-25
92 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Glaucoma	Total	Referred to hospital	2024-25
5 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Glaucoma	Total	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
65 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Glaucoma	Total	Discharged	2024-25
92	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Glaucoma	Filtering	Referred to hospital	2024-25
5	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Glaucoma	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
65	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Glaucoma	Filtering	Discharged	2024-25
120 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Referred to hospital	2024-25
7 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
28 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Discharged	2024-25
119	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Referred to hospital	2024-25
7	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
27	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Discharged	2024-25
1	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Referred to hospital	2024-25
1	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Discharged	2024-25
515 [t]	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Total	Total	Referred to hospital	2024-25
82 [t]	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Total	Total	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25
196 [t]	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Total	Total	Discharged	2024-25
515 [t]	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Referred to hospital	2024-25
77 [t]	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4	2024-25

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Next update expected:September 2026

Updates

• 9th January 2026: Dataset first published.

Main information

• Designation: Official statistics
• Data provider: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
• Data source: Microsoft Form submission

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  This dataset shows the number and percentage of outcomes from Wales General Ophthalmic Services (WGOS) 4 appointments in Wales. WGOS 4 is a service where patients who would previously have been referred to/or managed in the Hospital Eye Service (HES) instead remain in primary care for further enhanced assessment as part of an agreed referral refinement or monitoring pathway. Outcomes include whether the patient was discharged, referred to Hospital Eye Services (HES), or continued on the WGOS 4 pathway. The data is broken down by the purpose of the appointment (filtering or monitoring), clinical specialty (glaucoma or medical retina), health board, and financial year. The dataset provides insight into how outcomes vary by the type and purpose of WGOS 4 appointments across different health boards and over time.

• Data collection or calculation:

  The WGOS 4 claims are submitted electronically through Microsoft forms to NHS Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) and uploaded onto their K2 payments system. Appointments are counted by clinical specialty, appointment purpose, outcome, health board, and financial year. Each record represents a WGOS 4 appointment and includes information on the outcome and the type of appointment. The appointment type field is split into clinical specialty (e.g. glaucoma or medical retina) and appointment purpose (filtering or monitoring). Percentages are then calculated within each combination of Health Board, specialty, and appointment purpose to show the distribution of outcomes.

• Statistical quality:

  As Health Boards brought the WGOS 4 services in at varying times, no claims were received from Betsi and Powys up until March 2025 and so they are missing from the data for the financial year 2024-25.

• Related reports:
  • Eye Care Statistics
  • Quality Report

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Metadata

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