Outcome of specialist appointment with prescribing optometrist (WGOS 5), by appointment type and health board

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

Data values	Data description	Area	Appointment type	Outcome
4.7	Percentage	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Initial	Referred out of WGOS5
30.6	Percentage	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Initial	Discharged from WGOS5
37.1 [t]	Percentage	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Total	Discharged from WGOS5
6.3	Percentage	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Follow Up	Referred out of WGOS5
57.3 [t]	Percentage	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Total	WGOS5 follow up
51.1	Percentage	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Follow Up	WGOS5 follow up
5.6 [t]	Percentage	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Total	Referred out of WGOS5
42.6	Percentage	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Follow Up	Discharged from WGOS5
64.7	Percentage	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Initial	WGOS5 follow up
1,431	Count	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Follow Up	Discharged from WGOS5
2,288 [t]	Count	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Total	Discharged from WGOS5
857	Count	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Initial	Discharged from WGOS5
3,531 [t]	Count	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Total	WGOS5 follow up
211	Count	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Follow Up	Referred out of WGOS5
344 [t]	Count	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Total	Referred out of WGOS5
1,716	Count	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Follow Up	WGOS5 follow up
1,815	Count	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Initial	WGOS5 follow up
133	Count	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Initial	Referred out of WGOS5
1,352	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Follow Up	WGOS5 follow up
49.1	Percentage	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Follow Up	Discharged from WGOS5
45.2	Percentage	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Follow Up	WGOS5 follow up
5.7	Percentage	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Follow Up	Referred out of WGOS5
30.0	Percentage	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Initial	Discharged from WGOS5
65.5	Percentage	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Initial	WGOS5 follow up
4.5	Percentage	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Initial	Referred out of WGOS5
39.8 [t]	Percentage	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Total	Discharged from WGOS5
55.2 [t]	Percentage	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Total	WGOS5 follow up
5.1 [t]	Percentage	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Total	Referred out of WGOS5
298 [t]	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Total	Referred out of WGOS5
3,227 [t]	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Total	WGOS5 follow up
2,326 [t]	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Total	Discharged from WGOS5
129	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Initial	Referred out of WGOS5
1,875	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Initial	WGOS5 follow up
857	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Initial	Discharged from WGOS5
169	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Follow Up	Referred out of WGOS5
1,469	Count	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Follow Up	Discharged from WGOS5
6.1	Percentage	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Follow Up	Referred out of WGOS5
128	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Initial	Referred out of WGOS5
458	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Initial	Discharged from WGOS5
305 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Referred out of WGOS5
1,565	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Initial	WGOS5 follow up
1,537	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Follow Up	WGOS5 follow up
3,102 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	WGOS5 follow up
177	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Follow Up	Referred out of WGOS5
1,662 [t]	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Discharged from WGOS5
1,204	Count	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Follow Up	Discharged from WGOS5
6.0 [t]	Percentage	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Referred out of WGOS5
61.2 [t]	Percentage	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	WGOS5 follow up
32.8 [t]	Percentage	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Total	Discharged from WGOS5
72.8	Percentage	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Initial	WGOS5 follow up
21.3	Percentage	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Initial	Discharged from WGOS5
52.7	Percentage	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Follow Up	WGOS5 follow up
41.3	Percentage	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Follow Up	Discharged from WGOS5
6.0	Percentage	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	Initial	Referred out of WGOS5
37	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Follow Up	Referred out of WGOS5
60 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Referred out of WGOS5
280	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Follow Up	Discharged from WGOS5
291	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Follow Up	WGOS5 follow up
690 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	WGOS5 follow up
229	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Initial	Discharged from WGOS5
399	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Initial	WGOS5 follow up
23	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Initial	Referred out of WGOS5
509 [t]	Count	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Discharged from WGOS5
35.2	Percentage	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Initial	Discharged from WGOS5
6.1	Percentage	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Follow Up	Referred out of WGOS5
47.9	Percentage	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Follow Up	WGOS5 follow up
46.1	Percentage	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Follow Up	Discharged from WGOS5
54.8 [t]	Percentage	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	WGOS5 follow up
40.4 [t]	Percentage	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Discharged from WGOS5
3.5	Percentage	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Initial	Referred out of WGOS5
4.8 [t]	Percentage	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Total	Referred out of WGOS5
61.3	Percentage	Swansea Bay University Health Board	Initial	WGOS5 follow up
47.3	Percentage	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Initial	WGOS5 follow up
203	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Follow Up	Referred out of WGOS5
328 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Referred out of WGOS5
1,256	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Initial	Discharged from WGOS5
2,004 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	WGOS5 follow up
125	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Initial	Referred out of WGOS5
765	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Follow Up	WGOS5 follow up
2,312 [t]	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Discharged from WGOS5
1,056	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Follow Up	Discharged from WGOS5
1,239	Count	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Initial	WGOS5 follow up
4.8	Percentage	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Initial	Referred out of WGOS5
49.8 [t]	Percentage	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Discharged from WGOS5
43.2 [t]	Percentage	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	WGOS5 follow up
7.1 [t]	Percentage	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Total	Referred out of WGOS5
52.2	Percentage	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Follow Up	Discharged from WGOS5
37.8	Percentage	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Follow Up	WGOS5 follow up
10.0	Percentage	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Follow Up	Referred out of WGOS5
47.9	Percentage	Hywel Dda University Health Board	Initial	Discharged from WGOS5
31.2	Percentage	Powys Teaching Health Board	Follow Up	WGOS5 follow up
77	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Follow Up	WGOS5 follow up
61 [t]	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Total	Referred out of WGOS5
293 [t]	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Total	WGOS5 follow up
489 [t]	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Total	Discharged from WGOS5
34	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Initial	Referred out of WGOS5
216	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Initial	WGOS5 follow up
346	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Initial	Discharged from WGOS5
27	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Follow Up	Referred out of WGOS5
143	Count	Powys Teaching Health Board	Follow Up	Discharged from WGOS5

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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) 5 appointments in Wales. 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. Data is broken down by appointment type (initial or follow-up), health board and financial year. 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. Appointments are grouped by appointment type (initial or follow-up), health board, and financial year. Within each Health Board and appointment type, the number and percentage of appointments falling into each outcome category are calculated. Percentages reflect the proportion of each outcome within that specific combination of Health Board and appointment type. Totals are included to support interpretation across groups.

• Statistical quality:

  Initial HES discharge appointments are grouped together with initial appointments. There were only 12 of these appointments.

• Related reports:
  • Statistical Release
  • Quality report

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

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