WGOS 4 appointments by source of referral and clinical specialty and health board

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Next update expected:October 2027

Updates

8th October 2026

Date update for financial year 2025-26

9th January 2026
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Official statistics
Data provider
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Data source
Microsoft Form submission
Time period covered
April 2024 to March 2026
Dataset ID
15ecbdb1-b885-4723-9dda-3c7f59675f2c

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This dataset shows the number of Wales General Ophthalmic Services (WGOS) 4 appointments in Wales by source of referral and clinical specialty. Percentages show the proportion of appointments by source of referral for each clinical specialty.

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.

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.

Statistical quality

Data for the financial year 2024 to 2025 are not directly comparable with data for the financial year 2025 to 2026 onwards as WGOS 4 was introduced at different times across health boards during the financial year 2024 to 2025.

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