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National Statistics

General Ophthalmic Services, Activity statistics - England and Wales, Year ending 31 March 2010 [NS]

Publication date: July 13, 2010
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Summary

This report shows information about NHS ophthalmic activity provided through General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) in England and Wales in 2009/10 and on trends since 2000/01.

Key facts

  • There were 11.8 million NHS sight tests in England. This is an increase of 533 thousand (4.7 per cent) on the previous year.
  • The number of vouchers processed in England increased by 282 thousand (6.8 per cent) to 4.4 million.
  • The number of vouchers for repair and replacement was 443,429 in England and 26,474 in Wales.
  • There were 735 thousand NHS sight tests in Wales, an increase of 16 thousand (2.2 per cent) on the previous year.
  • 282 thousand optical vouchers were processed in Wales, an increase of 13 thousand (4.9 per cent) on the previous year.

Coverage

Date Range: April 01, 2000 to March 31, 2010
Geographical coverage:
England
Wales
Geographical granularity:
Primary Care Organisations
Local Authorities
Country

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