FOI Ref: 0048FOI2021

11^th August 2020

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information

We are pleased to respond to your request for information and our response is set out below:

Request/ Response

I am contacting you to request information under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 (‘the Act’) on the following questions:

1. What was the annual budget for patients commissioned for care in ophthalmology and eye departments by the CCG in each of the last 5 financial years?

The following values are Sheffield CCG’s expenditure each year relating to “Problems of Vision” as reported in the National Programme Budgeting exercise.

Further details of this national classification are available online here – https://www.england.nhs.uk/prog-budgeting/

Unfortunately this information is not available for 19/20, usually this would be available later in the year, but as a result of COVID-19 we do not know when or if this may be available.

2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20
18,374	18,602	19,952	20,119	-

 

This incorporate all CCG costs, including certain A&E attendances, Transport costs, GP and Acute prescribing along with certain Outpatient and Inpatient activity.

The detailed guidance available online shows what’s included. This is not the same as how we record specialities (e.g. Ophthalmology, Medical Ophthalmology).

It is worth noting that the methodology can change from year to year, and tariff prices can also change each year.

2. How many patients commissioned for care by the CCG were treated by ophthalmology and eye departments outpatient clinics in each of the last 5 financial years?

2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2020/21 Forecast
34,192	36,657	35,789	37,658	3,245	19,470

 

3. How many patients who were commissioned for care by the CCG and treated ophthalmology and eye departments outpatient clinics were treated for complications arising from refractive surgery in each of the last 5 financial years?

The CCG cannot provide this level of detail.

4. How many patients who commissioned for care by the CCG and treated by ophthalmology and eye departments outpatient clinics were treated for complications arising from contact lens wear in each of the last 5 financial years?

The CCG cannot provide this level of detail

5. Of all the patients who were commissioned for care by the CCG and treated by ophthalmology and eye departments outpatient clinics, what percentage were treated for complications arising from contact lens wear in each of the last 5 financial years?

The CCG cannot provide this level of detail

6. How many of the patients commissioned for care by the CCG had cataract surgery in each of the last 5 financial years?

2015/15	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20
3479	3018	3147	2505	3958

 

7. What were the average waiting times from point of referral to being listed for cataract surgery in each of the last 5 financial years?

First eyes	Operations	Referral – treatment (weeks)
2015/16	2840	28.3
2016/17	2497	24.8
2017/18	2653	24.1
2018/19	2825	6.8
2019/20	3809	7.9

 

8. What were the average waiting times from point of referral to undergoing first eye cataract surgery in each of the last 5 financial years?

First eyes	Operations	Referral – treatment (weeks)
2015/16	2840	37.0
2016/17	2497	28.2
2017/18	2653	27.6
2018/19	2825	11.2
2019/20	3809	11.6

 

9. How many patients are currently waiting to have cataract surgery?

632

10. What number and percentage of patients that have a cataract procedure on their first eye go on to have a cataract procedure on their second eye within six months of the first in each of the last five financial years?

Please note, the CCG interprets this question as the number of second eye cataract surgeries done within 6 months of the first eye, as a percentage of the total number of 2^nd eye surgeries carried out

Financial Year	15/16	16/17	17/18	18/19	19/20	20/21  (3 months data)
Number of patients who had 2nd eye cataract surgery more than 6 months after  1st eye surgery	59	40	42	38	53	0
Number of patients who had 2nd eye cataract surgery within 6 months of 1st eye surgery	1047	924	1096	882	1182	1
Total number of patients who had 2nd eye cataract surgery	1106	964	1138	920	1235	1
	94.7%	95.9%	96.3%	95.9%	95.7%	100.0%

 

11. What number and percentage of patients that have a cataract procedure on their first eye go on to have a cataract procedure on their second eye within twelve months of the first in each of the last five financial years?

Please note, the CCG interprets this question as the number of second eye cataract surgeries done within 12 months of the first eye, as a percentage of the total number of 2nd eye surgeries carried out

Financial Year	15/16	16/17	17/18	18/19	19/20	20/21  (3 months data)
Number of patients who had 2nd eye cataract surgery more than 12 months after  1st eye surgery	1106	964	1138	920	1235	1
Number of patients who had 2nd eye cataract surgery within 12  months of 1st eye surgery	1106	964	1138	920	1235	1
Total number of patients who had 2nd eye cataract surgery	1106	964	1138	920	1235	1
	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

 

12. What percentage of patients have a cataract procedure performed on each of their two eyes (bilateral procedure) on the same day during each of the last five financial years?

None