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

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

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<\/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>

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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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