Outcome of WGOS 4 appointments by appointment purpose, clinical specialty and health board

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [t] = total.

Data values	Data description	Area	Specialty	Appointment Purpose	Outcome
318 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Referred to WGOS4
499 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Total	Referred to WGOS4
35 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Referred to hospital
36 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Monitoring	Discharged
35 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Discharged
41 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Monitoring	Referred to hospital
181 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4
350 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Monitoring	Referred to WGOS4
538 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Total	Discharged
1,210 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Total	Referred to hospital
772 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Total	Referred to WGOS4
304 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Filtering	Discharged
540 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Filtering	Referred to hospital
241 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4
1 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Monitoring	Discharged
6 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Monitoring	Referred to hospital
32 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Monitoring	Referred to WGOS4
305 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Total	Discharged
546 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Total	Referred to hospital
273 [t]	Count	Wales	Glaucoma	Total	Referred to WGOS4
198 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Filtering	Discharged
629 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Filtering	Referred to hospital
502 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Filtering	Discharged
664 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Total	Referred to hospital
1,169 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Filtering	Referred to hospital
233 [t]	Count	Wales	Medical Retina	Total	Discharged
422 [t]	Count	Wales	Total	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4
64	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4
93	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Referred to hospital
1	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Referred to hospital
5	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Referred to WGOS4
23 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Discharged
94 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Referred to hospital
69 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Referred to WGOS4
121 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Discharged
186 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Referred to hospital
244 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4
1 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Monitoring	Discharged
7 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Monitoring	Referred to hospital
35 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Monitoring	Referred to WGOS4
122 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Total	Discharged
193 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Total	Referred to hospital
279 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Total	Referred to WGOS4
98	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Filtering	Discharged
93	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Filtering	Referred to hospital
180	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4
1	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Monitoring	Discharged
6	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Monitoring	Referred to hospital
30	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Monitoring	Referred to WGOS4
99 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Total	Discharged
99 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Total	Referred to hospital
210 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Glaucoma	Total	Referred to WGOS4
23	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Discharged
351 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Total	Referred to WGOS4
92 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Referred to hospital
31	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Discharged
2 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Glaucoma	Total	Referred to WGOS4
33	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Referred to hospital
43 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4
92	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Referred to hospital
308	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Referred to WGOS4
125 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Total	Referred to hospital
31 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Monitoring	Discharged
70 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Discharged
70 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Total	Discharged
125 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Referred to hospital
33 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Monitoring	Referred to hospital
41	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4
349 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Referred to WGOS4
39	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Discharged
308 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Monitoring	Referred to WGOS4
39 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Discharged
2	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Glaucoma	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4
1 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Monitoring	Discharged
92	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Glaucoma	Filtering	Referred to hospital
92 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Discharged
1	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Referred to hospital
5 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Glaucoma	Total	Referred to WGOS4
93 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Total	Discharged
7	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4
5	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Glaucoma	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4
212 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Total	Referred to hospital
119	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Referred to hospital
1	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Discharged
7 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Referred to WGOS4
12 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Total	Referred to WGOS4
1 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Monitoring	Referred to hospital
120 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Referred to hospital
92 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Glaucoma	Total	Referred to hospital
211 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Referred to hospital
65	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Glaucoma	Filtering	Discharged
27	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Medical Retina	Filtering	Discharged
12 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Filtering	Referred to WGOS4
28 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Medical Retina	Total	Discharged
65 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Glaucoma	Total	Discharged
3	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Medical Retina	Monitoring	Discharged
82 [t]	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Total	Total	Referred to WGOS4
515 [t]	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Total	Total	Referred to hospital
196 [t]	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Total	Total	Discharged
5 [t]	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Total	Monitoring	Referred to WGOS4

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Next update expected:September 2026

Updates

• 30th September 2025: Dataset first published.

Main information

• Designation: Official statistics
• Data provider: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
• Data source: Microsoft Form submission

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  This dataset shows the number and percentage of outcomes from 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 whether the patient was discharged, referred to Hospital Eye Services (HES), or continued on the WGOS 4 pathway. The data is broken down by the purpose of the appointment (filtering or monitoring), clinical specialty (glaucoma or medical retina), health board, and financial year. The dataset provides insight into how outcomes vary by the type and purpose of WGOS 4 appointments across different 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. Appointments are counted by clinical specialty, appointment purpose, outcome, health board, and financial year. Each record represents a WGOS 4 appointment and includes information on the outcome and the type of appointment. The appointment type field is split into clinical specialty (e.g. glaucoma or medical retina) and appointment purpose (filtering or monitoring). Percentages are then calculated within each combination of Health Board, specialty, and appointment purpose to show the distribution of outcomes.

• 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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