Eye care measures for NHS outpatients: March 2023

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 March 2023

• 140,110 patient pathways, where the patient was assessed as Health Risk Factor R1, were waiting for an outpatient appointment; of those, 139,994 had a target date allocated.
• 49.1% patient pathways, assessed as R1, were waiting within their target date or within 25% beyond their target date.

During March 2023

• 23,933 appointments were attended where the patient had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1; of those, 20,169 had a target date allocated.
• 61.4% of appointments attended, assessed as R1, had waited within their target date or within 25% beyond their target date.