Ophthalmology outpatient appointments attended

Data values	Data description	Provider Health Board	Date
3,332	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	April 2020
3,671	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	May 2020
5,396	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	June 2020
6,842	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	July 2020
6,968	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	August 2020
8,403	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	September 2020
8,421	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	October 2020
8,876	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	November 2020
7,703	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	December 2020
7,267	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	January 2021
8,595	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	February 2021
10,337	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	March 2021
9,925	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	April 2021
10,127	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	May 2021
10,548	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	June 2021
9,958	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	July 2021
9,264	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	August 2021
9,982	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	September 2021
9,759	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	October 2021
11,054	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	November 2021
9,409	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	December 2021
9,759	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	January 2022
9,684	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	February 2022
11,663	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	March 2022
9,751	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	April 2022
11,160	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	May 2022
10,122	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	June 2022
10,338	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	July 2022
10,792	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	August 2022
11,294	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	September 2022
11,325	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	October 2022
12,457	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	November 2022
9,824	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	December 2022
11,820	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	January 2023
10,907	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	February 2023
12,392	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	March 2023
10,521	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	April 2023
11,939	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	May 2023
12,601	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	June 2023
11,987	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	July 2023
12,130	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	August 2023
11,707	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	September 2023
12,598	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	October 2023
12,359	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	November 2023
10,270	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	December 2023
12,444	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	January 2024
11,587	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	February 2024
10,833	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	March 2024
12,186	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	April 2024
12,088	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	May 2024
11,622	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	June 2024
13,395	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	July 2024
11,888	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	August 2024
12,549	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	September 2024
14,955	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	October 2024
13,124	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	November 2024
11,665	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	December 2024
13,161	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	January 2025
12,269	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	February 2025
12,738	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	March 2025
13,595	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	April 2025
12,767	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	May 2025
13,060	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	June 2025
14,130	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	July 2025
11,920	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	August 2025
12,805	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Wales	September 2025
896	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	April 2020
1,049	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	May 2020
1,293	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	June 2020
1,649	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	July 2020
1,701	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	August 2020
1,920	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	September 2020
1,894	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	October 2020
2,087	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	November 2020
2,003	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	December 2020
1,773	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	January 2021
1,908	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	February 2021
2,370	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	March 2021
2,295	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	April 2021
2,270	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	May 2021
2,389	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	June 2021
2,168	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	July 2021
1,938	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	August 2021
2,158	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	September 2021
2,234	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	October 2021
2,323	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	November 2021
2,054	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	December 2021
2,217	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	January 2022
2,201	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	February 2022
2,618	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	March 2022
2,093	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	April 2022
2,409	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	May 2022
2,301	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	June 2022
2,406	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	July 2022
2,347	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	August 2022
2,395	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	September 2022
2,552	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	October 2022
3,026	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	November 2022
2,342	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	December 2022
2,703	Number of outpatient appointments attended where patients had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1 and had waited within target date or within 25% beyond target date.	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board	January 2023

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Main information

• Most recent update: 4 November 2025
• Next update expected: 2 December 2025
• Designation: Management information
• Data provider: Welsh Government
• Data source: Eye care outcome measures, Monthly submission proforma
• Time period covered: January 2020 to December 2025

Data notes

• Revisions:
  • 4 November 2025
  • 7 October 2025
• Rounding applied:

  Percentages rounded to 1 decimal place

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. This table provides data on new and follow up ophthalmology outpatient pathways waiting at the end of each month in each health board across Wales.

  The table shows, for ophthalmology pathways waiting for an outpatient appointment and are assessed as Health Risk Factor (HRF) R1:

  • the total number of pathways waiting
  • the number of pathways waiting within their individual appointment target date or within 25% beyond their target date
  • the percentage of patient pathways waiting within their appointment target date or within 25% beyond target date

  A pathway is given a HRF R1 status if, when a patient’s target data is missed, they are at risk of irreversible harm or a significant adverse outcome.

• Data collection or calculation:

  The NHS Wales Performance Division in Welsh Government receive monthly Eye Care Prioritisation Measures reporting forms from each health board. Standards relating to the forms have been reviewed and passed by the Welsh Information Standards Board (WISB) and the Welsh Information Development Group (WIDG) (previously known as the Data Standards Change Notice Sub-group).

• Statistical quality:

  The NHS Wales Performance Division in Welsh Government upload the data received monthly. The data processing system used ensures that data is not missing from the returns. Further validation and verification checks are then undertaken monthly, including, for example, checking trends in the data and any significant drops in performance against targets set. Any abnormalities in the data are noted and are raised with the relevant health board, thus enabling health board to check, correct or comment on their data and to provide contextual information where relevant.

  If a data value previously published is found to be incorrect and subsequently is corrected or has been changed to improve accuracy, an r will be added to the relevant data value in the next publication.

  Further information can be found in the related [Eye Care Measures Quality Report] (https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2019-06/eye-care-measures-for-nhs-outpatients-quality-report.pdf)

• Related reports:
  • Eye Care Measures for NHS Outpatients Statistical Release
  • Eye Care Measures Quality Report

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: hss.performance@gov.wales

Metadata

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