Outcome of WGOS 4 appointments by disease type and health board

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [t] = total, [x] = not available.

Data values	Data description	Area	Type of Disease	Outcome
7 [t]	Count	Wales	Retinal vascular occlusions	Discharged
4 [t]	Count	Wales	Primary open-angle glaucoma	Referred to WGOS4
6 [t]	Count	Wales	Primary open-angle glaucoma	Referred to hospital
1 [t]	Count	Wales	Primary open-angle glaucoma	Discharged
155 [t]	Count	Wales	Other	Referred to WGOS4
198 [t]	Count	Wales	Other	Referred to hospital
318 [t]	Count	Wales	Other	Discharged
54 [t]	Count	Wales	Ocular hypertension	Referred to WGOS4
104 [t]	Count	Wales	Ocular hypertension	Referred to hospital
28 [t]	Count	Wales	Ocular hypertension	Discharged
150 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma suspect	Referred to WGOS4
179 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma suspect	Referred to hospital
49 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma suspect	Discharged
115 [t]	Count	Wales	Dry age-related macular degeneration	Referred to WGOS4
13 [t]	Count	Wales	Dry age-related macular degeneration	Referred to hospital
79 [t]	Count	Wales	Dry age-related macular degeneration	Discharged
91 [t]	Count	Wales	Diabetic retinopathy	Referred to WGOS4
30 [t]	Count	Wales	Diabetic retinopathy	Referred to hospital
22 [t]	Count	Wales	Diabetic retinopathy	Discharged
126 [t]	Count	Wales	Diabetic maculopathy	Referred to WGOS4
61 [t]	Count	Wales	Diabetic maculopathy	Referred to hospital
11 [t]	Count	Wales	Diabetic maculopathy	Discharged
6 [t]	Count	Wales	Degenerative myopia	Referred to WGOS4
3 [t]	Count	Wales	Degenerative myopia	Referred to hospital
5 [t]	Count	Wales	Degenerative myopia	Discharged
3 [t]	Count	Wales	Closed angle glaucoma	Referred to WGOS4
41 [t]	Count	Wales	Closed angle glaucoma	Referred to hospital
6 [t]	Count	Wales	Closed angle glaucoma	Discharged
1 [t]	Count	Wales	Choroidal degeneration	Referred to WGOS4
0 [t]	Count	Wales	Choroidal degeneration	Referred to hospital
1 [t]	Count	Wales	Choroidal degeneration	Discharged
29 [t]	Count	Wales	Chronic open-angle glaucoma	Referred to WGOS4
157 [t]	Count	Wales	Chronic open-angle glaucoma	Referred to hospital
0 [t]	Count	Wales	Chronic open-angle glaucoma	Discharged
31 [t]	Count	Wales	Wet age-related macular degeneration	Referred to WGOS4
360 [t]	Count	Wales	Wet age-related macular degeneration	Referred to hospital
11 [t]	Count	Wales	Wet age-related macular degeneration	Discharged
772 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Referred to WGOS4
1,210 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Referred to hospital
538 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Discharged
2 [t]	Count	Wales	Secondary glaucoma	Referred to WGOS4
6 [t]	Count	Wales	Secondary glaucoma	Referred to hospital
0 [t]	Count	Wales	Secondary glaucoma	Discharged
5 [t]	Count	Wales	Retinal vascular occlusions	Referred to WGOS4
52 [t]	Count	Wales	Retinal vascular occlusions	Referred to hospital
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Degenerative myopia	Discharged
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Diabetic maculopathy	Discharged
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Ocular hypertension	Referred to hospital
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Primary open-angle glaucoma	Referred to hospital
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Choroidal degeneration	Referred to hospital
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Diabetic maculopathy	Referred to hospital
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Primary open-angle glaucoma	Referred to WGOS4
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Chronic open-angle glaucoma	Referred to hospital
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Ocular hypertension	Referred to WGOS4
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Diabetic maculopathy	Referred to WGOS4
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Retinal vascular occlusions	Discharged
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Closed angle glaucoma	Discharged
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Retinal vascular occlusions	Referred to hospital
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Diabetic retinopathy	Discharged
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Ocular hypertension	Discharged
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Retinal vascular occlusions	Referred to WGOS4
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Other	Discharged
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Diabetic retinopathy	Referred to hospital
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Secondary glaucoma	Discharged
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Degenerative myopia	Referred to hospital
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Secondary glaucoma	Referred to hospital
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Diabetic retinopathy	Referred to WGOS4
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Closed angle glaucoma	Referred to hospital
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Chronic open-angle glaucoma	Referred to WGOS4
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Secondary glaucoma	Referred to WGOS4
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Dry age-related macular degeneration	Discharged
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Other	Referred to hospital
[t] [x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Total	Discharged
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Glaucoma suspect	Referred to WGOS4
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Dry age-related macular degeneration	Referred to hospital
[t] [x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Total	Referred to hospital
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Other	Referred to WGOS4
[t] [x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Total	Referred to WGOS4
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Chronic open-angle glaucoma	Discharged
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Closed angle glaucoma	Referred to WGOS4
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Dry age-related macular degeneration	Referred to WGOS4
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Wet age-related macular degeneration	Discharged
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Choroidal degeneration	Referred to WGOS4
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Wet age-related macular degeneration	Referred to hospital
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Glaucoma suspect	Discharged
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Degenerative myopia	Referred to WGOS4
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Choroidal degeneration	Discharged
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Wet age-related macular degeneration	Referred to WGOS4
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Glaucoma suspect	Referred to hospital
[x]	Count	Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	Primary open-angle glaucoma	Discharged
[x]	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Chronic open-angle glaucoma	Discharged
[x]	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Ocular hypertension	Referred to WGOS4
[x]	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Secondary glaucoma	Referred to WGOS4
[x]	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Secondary glaucoma	Referred to hospital
[x]	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Secondary glaucoma	Discharged
[x]	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Retinal vascular occlusions	Referred to WGOS4
[x]	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Ocular hypertension	Referred to hospital
[x]	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Retinal vascular occlusions	Referred to hospital
[x]	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Retinal vascular occlusions	Discharged
[x]	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Glaucoma suspect	Referred to hospital

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Main information

• Most recent update: 30 September 2025
• Next update expected: September 2026
• Designation: Official statistics
• Data provider: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
• Data source: Microsoft Form submission

Data notes

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  This dataset shows the number and percentage of outcomes for 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 discharge, referral to Hospital Eye Services (HES), and ongoing WGOS 4 care. Data is broken down by type of eye disease, health board, and financial year. The dataset provides insight into the distribution of patient outcomes across different diseases, 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. Data is grouped by Local Health Board, type of eye disease, outcome, and financial year. For each combination, counts of outcomes and their corresponding percentages are calculated to show the distribution of patient outcomes. Totals across health hoards are included. Missing data for certain Health Boards (such as those not present in the source data) are represented as NA, while missing values for other categories are assumed to be zero to maintain consistent reporting.

• 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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