Outcome of specialist appointment with prescribing optometrist (WGOS 5), by appointment type and health board
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| Variable | Visibility | Selected values | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | Shown in table | All 8 values | Change values |
| Appointment type | Shown in table | All 3 values | Change values |
| Outcome | Shown in table | All 4 values | Change values |
| Data description | Shown in table | All 2 values | Change values |
| Year | Shown in table | All 2 values | Change values |
Table
Standard shorthand is used in this table: [r] = revised, [t] = total.
| Data values | Data description | Area | Appointment type | Outcome | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100.0 [r] | Percentage | Wales | Total | Total | 2024-25 |
| 26,304 [r] | Count | Wales | Total | Total | 2024-25 |
| 100.0 | Percentage | Wales | Total | Total | 2025-26 |
| 43,070 | Count | Wales | Total | Total | 2025-26 |
| 6.0 [t] | Percentage | Wales | Total | Referred out of WGOS5 | 2024-25 |
| 1,573 [t] | Count | Wales | Total | Referred out of WGOS5 | 2024-25 |
| 4.7 | Percentage | Wales | Total | Referred out of WGOS5 | 2025-26 |
| 2,031 | Count | Wales | Total | Referred out of WGOS5 | 2025-26 |
| 54.1 [t] | Percentage | Wales | Total | WGOS5 follow up | 2024-25 |
| 14,238 [t] | Count | Wales | Total | WGOS5 follow up | 2024-25 |
| 56.1 | Percentage | Wales | Total | WGOS5 follow up | 2025-26 |
| 24,157 | Count | Wales | Total | WGOS5 follow up | 2025-26 |
| 39.9 [t] | Percentage | Wales | Total | Discharged from WGOS5 | 2024-25 |
| 10,493 [t] | Count | Wales | Total | Discharged from WGOS5 | 2024-25 |
| 16,882 | Count | Wales | Total | Discharged from WGOS5 | 2025-26 |
| 39.2 | Percentage | Wales | Total | Discharged from WGOS5 | 2025-26 |
| 100.0 [r] | Percentage | Wales | Initial | Total | 2024-25 |
| 12,882 [r] | Count | Wales | Initial | Total | 2024-25 |
| 100.0 | Percentage | Wales | Initial | Total | 2025-26 |
| 20,305 | Count | Wales | Initial | Total | 2025-26 |
| 649 [t] | Count | Wales | Initial | Referred out of WGOS5 | 2024-25 |
| 5.0 [t] | Percentage | Wales | Initial | Referred out of WGOS5 | 2024-25 |
| 3.9 | Percentage | Wales | Initial | Referred out of WGOS5 | 2025-26 |
| 788 | Count | Wales | Initial | Referred out of WGOS5 | 2025-26 |
| 62.2 [t] | Percentage | Wales | Initial | WGOS5 follow up | 2024-25 |
Next update expected:October 2027
Updates
- 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
- 99c2bf7c-1f09-4260-9e48-b096019a7beb
Overview
- Summary of dataset and variables
This dataset shows the number of Wales General Ophthalmic Services (WGOS) 5 appointments in Wales by appointment outcome and appointment type. The percentages show the proportion of appointments of each appointment type resulting in each outcome.
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. Outcomes include patients being referred out of WGOS 5, continuing with WGOS 5 follow-up, or being discharged from the pathway.
The dataset provides insight into how patient outcomes vary by type of appointment, health board, and over time.
- 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.
Initial appointments include a small number of 'initital HES discharge' appointments.
- 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 5 was introduced at different times across health boards during the financial year 2024 to 2025.
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Published by
- Organisation
- Welsh Government
- Contact email
- stats.healthinfo@gov.wales