Eye care measures for NHS outpatients: April 2022

It shows the numbers waiting within target date or within 25% beyond target date at the end of each month.  Should their target data be missed, they are at risk of irreversible harm or significant adverse outcome (Health Risk Factor R1).

At the end of April 2022

• 133,307 patient pathways, where the patient was assessed as Health Risk Factor R1, were waiting for an outpatient appointment; of those, 133,021 had a target date allocated.
• 48.8% patient pathways, assessed as R1, were waiting within their target date or within 25% beyond their target date.

During April 2022

• 17,756 appointments were attended where the patient had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1; of those, 14,918 had a target date allocated.
• 65.4% of appointments attended, assessed as R1, had waited within their target date or within 25% beyond their target date.