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The information is shown in the following table.<\/p>

<\/p>

Information on outpatient ophthalmology, medical ophthalmology,<\/ins> optometry, orthotics and orthoptics appointments for patients under 19 years of age in 2014-15<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/del><\/p><\/td>

Outpatient appointments1<\/sup> for patients under 19 years of age<\/del><\/p><\/td>

All patients<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Treatment specialty<\/del><\/p><\/td>

Cancelled (by hospital or by patient)<\/del><\/p><\/td>

Patient did not attend<\/del><\/p><\/td>

Median wait time (days)2<\/sup><\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Ophthamology3<\/sup><\/del><\/p><\/td>

98,774<\/del><\/p><\/td>

93,099<\/del><\/p><\/td>

35<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Optometry<\/del><\/p><\/td>

1,884<\/del><\/p><\/td>

1,028<\/del><\/p><\/td>

33<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Orthotics<\/del><\/p><\/td>

6,519<\/del><\/p><\/td>

5,162<\/del><\/p><\/td>

40<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Orthoptics<\/del><\/p><\/td>

70,327<\/del><\/p><\/td>

54,062<\/del><\/p><\/td>

35<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Outpatient appointments1<\/sup> for patients under 19 years of age<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

All patients<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Treatment specialty<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

Cancelled (by hospital or by patient)<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

Patient did not attend<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

Median wait time (days)2<\/sup><\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Ophthalmology<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

98,774<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

93,099<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

35<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Medical ophthalmology<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

565<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

5,448<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

28<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Optometry<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

1,884<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

1,028<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

33<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Orthotics<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

6,519<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

5,162<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

40<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Orthoptics<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

70,327<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

54,062<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

35<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/ins><\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

Sources:<\/em><\/p>

Hospital episode statistics, Health and Social Care Information Centre<\/p>

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Notes:<\/em><\/p>

  1. These are not counts of people as the same person may have had more than one appointment within the same time period.<\/li>
  2. Waiting time is defined as the time in days between the date the referral request was received and the date of the first appointment, whether it was attended or not.<\/li>
  3. Within the Hospital Episode Statistics database it is not possible to distinguish between "ophthamology" and "medical ophthamology" treatment specialties.<\/del><\/li><\/ol>

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    Letters to and from the National Health Service<\/del> NHS England <\/ins>to hon. Members are a matter for NHS England. The Department would expect NHS England, and indeed clinical commissioning groups,<\/ins> to respond promptly and courteously to all letters from hon. Members.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1201", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alistair Burt"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North East Bedfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alistair Burt"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-03-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/456566/answer/previousversion/49268", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1201", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alistair Burt"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North East Bedfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alistair Burt"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-03-04T14:46:35.833Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2016-03-11T09:51:09.14Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-03-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Wheelchairs: West Lancashire"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will encourage NHS England and NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group to provide a response to the letter of 24 September 2015 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire on wheelchair provision in West Lancashire.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1538", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rosie Cooper"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Lancashire"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Rosie Cooper"} ], "uin" : "29143"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/451765", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/451765/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

    The legislation under which NHS England and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) commission services requires them to arrange for the provision of services for which they are responsible, to such extent as they consider necessary to meet all reasonable requirements.<\/ins><\/p>

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    A copy of the guidance Excellence in continence care<\/em> is attached.<\/p>

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