Outpatient attendances by treatment function

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Organisation 2

Year

Measure1

Measure

Treatment Function

Treatment Function 1

New attendances New Attendances include any attendance that is the start of the outpatient episode and is the first attendance in a series with the same Consultant or Independent Nurse following a referral (Attendance Category = ‘1’). Patient arrived on time or late and was seen (Attended or DNA = ‘5’ or ‘6’).

New Attendances include any attendance that is the start of the outpatient episode and is the first attendance in a series with the same Consultant or Independent Nurse following a referral (Attendance Category = ‘1’). Patient arrived on time or late and was seen (Attended or DNA = ‘5’ or ‘6’).

Total attendances Total Attendances includes all outpatient attendances including new, follow-up and pre-operative assessment attendances (Attendance Category = ‘1’ or ‘2’ or ’3’). Patient arrived on time or late and was seen (Attended or DNA = ‘5’ or ‘6’).

Total Attendances includes all outpatient attendances including new, follow-up and pre-operative assessment attendances (Attendance Category = ‘1’ or ‘2’ or ’3’). Patient arrived on time or late and was seen (Attended or DNA = ‘5’ or ‘6’).

Ratio of follow-up to new attendances

New outpatients who did not attend

Percentage of new appointments where the outpatient did not attend

Total outpatients who did not attend

Percentage of total appointments where the outpatient did not attend

All Treatment Functions Includes values where the treatment function code was blank or invalid

1,884,402

6,178,187

4.4

185,513

15.9

646,986

16.3

All Treatment Functions Includes values where the treatment function code was blank or invalid

General Surgery

166,339

399,825

2.5

13,217

12.7

33,799

13.1

Urology

73,829

228,061

3.9

7,309

15.4

21,233

14.3

Trauma & Orthopaedics

304,245

929,586

3.8

26,082

14.4

87,398

15.3

ENT

134,864

314,057

2.5

12,393

15.0

34,438

16.7

Ophthalmology

156,394

659,763

6.3

12,851

13.6

55,360

13.2

Oral Surgery

71,353

166,175

2.6

6,735

15.6

17,961

17.2

Restorative Dentistry

8,130

49,377

10.1

1,060

20.4

4,743

15.4

Paediatric Dentistry

4,184

11,697

3.6

639

26.4

2,229

31.6

Orthodontics

10,079

101,414

18.1

1,196

18.8

11,054

17.6

Neurosurgery

2,294

8,013

5.0

186

15.0

1,648

34.0

Plastic Surgery

11,358

61,184

8.4

841

11.1

5,901

14.1

Cardiothoracic Surgery

4,272

14,751

4.7

260

10.2

1,972

19.5

Paediatric Surgery

3,051

6,538

2.3

489

26.8

1,548

37.1

Accident & Emergency

768

33.9

0.0

132

14.9

Anaesthetics

4,758

34,515

10.5

623

20.8

2,392

12.2

Pain Management

14,207

37,350

3.3

1,905

20.2

4,238

17.0

General Medicine

69,643

201,321

3.8

9,997

21.2

29,150

20.4

Gastroenterology

38,332

108,900

3.7

5,137

20.4

15,261

20.5

Endocrinology

15,279

88,434

9.6

2,543

24.8

13,900

22.0

Clinical Haematology

24,008

231,564

17.5

2,285

15.8

18,036

12.9

Clinical Physiology

23,410

38,280

0.6

1,550

5.3

3,020

6.0

Clinical Pharmacology

268

1,580

9.8

40.8

410

41.3

Audiological Medicine

2,737

5,551

2.1

470

27.7

930

25.8

Clinical Genetics

266

512

1.8

16.3

14.3

Rehabilitation

5,551

16,471

3.9

593

18.5

3,238

30.1

Palliative Medicine

1,169

3,927

4.7

12.7

391

16.5

Cardiology

72,418

188,209

3.1

8,065

17.9

21,561

17.8

Dermatology

113,568

343,301

4.0

10,478

15.1

31,373

14.5

Respiratory Medicine

34,148

122,834

5.2

6,331

28.5

18,052

22.2

Infectious Diseases

375

1,083

3.8

19.4

147

23.9

Genitourinary Medicine

735

793

0.1

14.6

16.0

Nephrology

9,837

99,869

18.3

778

13.0

9,689

15.1

Medical Oncology

3,767

24,845

11.2

108

4.9

965

6.3

Nuclear Medicine

0.5

0.0

Neurology

25,693

69,104

3.4

3,754

23.1

10,980

24.4

Clinical Neurophysiology

7,107

8,106

0.3

1,616

32.5

1,626

29.8

Rheumatology

52,030

190,046

5.3

4,048

12.5

18,060

14.5

Paediatrics

49,859

175,775

5.0

6,959

21.4

31,130

25.0

Paediatric Neurology

1,162

5,193

6.9

147

20.1

769

23.2

Geriatric Medicine

18,359

60,769

4.6

1,691

14.9

7,671

19.7

Dental Medicine Specialties

2,206

6,162

3.6

201

16.7

960

27.0

Medical Ophthalmology

0.3

0.0

Obstetrics Hospital Bed

4,565

12,123

3.3

593

19.6

1,208

15.3

Gynaecology

138,581

311,593

2.3

13,527

15.5

32,796

15.9

Antenatal Clinic

52,692

195,936

5.5

4,436

14.5

19,054

16.5

Postnatal Clinic

150

3.1

29.4

30.5

Midwifery

41,558

75,845

1.6

1,247

5.8

4,770

11.7

GP Other Than Maternity

3,258

4,201

0.6

3.3

4.1

Learning Disability

1,268

7,986

10.6

119

15.9

595

12.1

Mental Illness

24,806

119,830

7.6

5,914

33.7

26,716

29.5

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

10,374

72,865

12.1

1,477

20.9

10,886

20.7

Forensic Psychiatry

1,592

2,510

1.2

3.0

2.6

Psychotherapy

110

623

9.3

17.2

12.6

Old Age Psychiatry

14,399

45,410

4.3

1,208

13.6

4,348

14.4

Clinical Oncology

20,882

183,058

15.5

969

7.6

10,768

8.7

Radiology

870

1,160

0.7

6.4

10.2

General Pathology

2,585

7,534

3.8

462

26.7

1,242

22.9

Chemical Pathology

2,411

6,188

3.2

351

21.3

972

21.7

Haematology (non-clinical)

330

14,518

85.4

6.5

672

8.1

Medical Microbiology

2.5

18.8

12.7

Community Medicine

Nursing Activity

21,111

92,337

6.8

2,114

16.0

8,623

14.6

Joint Consultant Clinics

6,224

0.0

412

4.6

Metadata

High level information
Summary information
Statistical quality information
Weblinks
Keywords
Open Data

Geographical coverage

Wales

Title

Outpatient Attendances

Last update

16 February 2016

Next update

October 2016 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Designation

None

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local health boards

Languages covered

English only

Source 1

Outpatient activity minimum dataset, NHS Wales Informatics Services (NWIS)

General description

The Outpatient Activity Minimum Dataset (OP MDS) was introduced in Wales in April 1999. The dataset records patient level information on outpatient activity in the NHS in Wales. The dataset was originally designed to capture consultant led activity but has expanded to capture independent nurse led activity. Information is collected on a monthly basis and held by the NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS).

From 2012-13 onwards, the OP MDS is the source of official statistics for outpatient activity in the NHS in Wales, rather than the previous QS1 return. Although the QS1 was the source of official statistics for 2011-12 we have also published data for 2011-12 from the OP MDS to allow comparisons to be made between the old and current data sources.

The figures provided are based on activity undertaken at hospital sites in Wales. As such, it includes activity delivered by English organisations in Welsh hospitals and excludes activity carried out in England.

Please see the statistical article “Outpatient Activity Minimum Dataset: publication of data and discussion of data quality” for information on the OP MDS, including differences between this data source and the QS1 and also data quality information.

Data collection and calculation

LHBs and Trusts are required to submit monthly OP MDS data to NWIS by the 20th calendar day of the following month. The data is thereafter loaded into the national data base.

NWIS supply this data to Welsh Government annually and the data supplied covers each financial year.

For further information, please read the Statistical Article, as per the given weblink.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data is shown from 2011-12 onwards.

Users, uses and context

Please find this information in the related Statistical Article, as per the given weblink.

Rounding applied

Percentages and ratios are rounded to 1 decimal place

Revisions information

We plan to revise data for the previous year on an annual basis, at the same time that we release new data. We will take advice from NWIS regarding revisions for previous years. For example, if resubmissions from LHBs/NHS trusts are large, the data will be revised. Revised data will be highlighted in the StatsWales table as such.

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related Statistical Article, as per the given weblink.

Weblinks

Statistical Article Outpatient activity minimum dataset: publication of data and discussion of data quality:
http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/outpatient-activity/

Keywords

Outpatient; Outpatients; Patients; Appointments; Attendances; Hospital;

Name

HLTH0313