Specialist appointments with prescribing optometrist (WGOS 5), by age, ethnicity of patient and health board

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Next update expected:October 2027

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8th October 2026

New data added for 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
20171885-5e00-465b-a5a9-36572753e477

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This dataset shows the number of Wales General Ophthalmic Services (WGOS) 5 appointments in Wales by patient age group and ethnic group.

WGOS 5 is a provision of eye care services in primary care that require an independent prescriber optometrist to manage, treat and monitor patients to prevent onward referral.

Data collection or calculation

The WGOS 5 claims are submitted electronically through Microsoft forms to NHS Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) and uploaded onto their K2 payments system.

A claim-level dataset is then provided to the Welsh Government, including the patient's age and ethnicity for each claim.

Statistical quality

Ethnicity is collected as free text and has been mapped to standard ethnicity categories. Where responses were ambiguous or did not directly correspond to a standard category, classifications were assigned based on best judgement and therefore there may be a degree of misclassification. However, ambiguous entries make up a small proportion of appointments.

Data for the financial year 2024 to 2025 are not directly comparable with data for the financial year 2025 to 2026 onwards as WGOS 5 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