Monthly data on ophthalmology outpatients who were waiting within their target date or within 25% beyond their target date at the end of October 2021.
This is not the latest release in the series: Eye care measures for NHS outpatients
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 October 2021
- 127,346 patient pathways, where the patient was assessed as Health Risk Factor R1, were waiting for an outpatient appointment; of those, 127,188 had a target date allocated.
- 48.1% patient pathways, assessed as R1, were waiting within their target date or within 25% beyond their target date.
During October 2021
- 18,500 appointments were attended where the patient had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1; of those, 15,435 had a target date allocated.
- 63.2% of appointments attended, assessed as R1, had waited within their target date or within 25% beyond their target date.
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