CCG FOI 611 – Cataract Surgery

Responded to: 14th June 2016

I am writing to request data (under the UK Freedom of Information Act) on Ophthalmology procedures performed at hospitals that are commissioned by the aforementioned CCG

1.  Catchment population of CCG by age

 2. Volumes of cataract surgery performed for each financial year between 2006 and 2016 by name and type of provider (e.g. NHS Hospital, vs. Independent Provider of NHS services)

• Prior to CCGs, please provide data from the PCTs

Admissions with a primary procedure and primary diagnosis indicating cataract surgery are shown in the table below. Figures are from SUS, except for Optegra which is from SLAM. Independent providers are marked with an asterisk.

3. Source of referrals (GP, optician, hospital, other) for cataract surgery for each financial year between 2006 and 2016

·         Has e-Referrals (i.e. choose and book) been implemented?

·         What is the nature of your referral management system (if any)?

·         How many referrals by GPs, Opticians, Hospital Doctors or Others are received by the referral management system for cataract surgery, and how many of these are declined?

4. Mean and median waiting times from referral to cataract surgery for each financial year between 2006 and 2016

For questions 3 and 4 – NHS Stockport CCG has only been in existence since April 1st 2013 and therefore only holds information from this date to the present day. We are not in a position to provide information on former and now defunct organisations. If you wish to pursue this further you need to contact: england.foihub@nhs.net
NHS Stockport CCG does not have access to referral figures. You would need to contact each provider for their information

5. Total volume of injections for macular degeneration performed per financial year – between 2006 and 2016

·         If recorded, please also provide number of unique patients receiving injections per financial year

Outpatient appointments involving at least one injection are shown below. This data is from SLAM. The number of unique patients cannot be calculated as some providers’ SLAM data does not include a pseudo-patient identifier

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