Internal Reference Number: FOI_9637
Date Request Received: 10/09/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 15/10/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Ophthalmology questions
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: This request is made to 麻豆国产 NHS Foundation Trust under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide the following for each financial year 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26, unless stated otherwise. The number of ophthalmology patients who were past their clinically intended follow-up date (overdue follow-up) as at 31 March in each year, and the longest overdue wait in weeks at each of those dates. | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see response to Q1 attached. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  13966 - FOI_9637 - Ophthalmology questions.xlsx | |
| Question Number 2: The number of clinical harm reviews carried out in each year in relation to delayed or overdue ophthalmology follow-up appointments, and the outcome of each review broken down by harm category (no harm, low, moderate, severe, death). | |
| Answer To Question 2: <5 | |
| Question Number 3: The number of patient safety incidents reported in each year in which delayed or missed ophthalmology follow-up or review was recorded as a contributory factor, broken down by the level of harm recorded, and the number of these in which the recorded harm was permanent loss or reduction of vision. | |
| Answer To Question 3: 35 total less than 5 minor harm less than 5 moderate harm No permanent loss or reduction of vision recorded | |
| Question Number 4: The number of Certificates of Vision Impairment issued by the trust in each year, and, if recorded, the number where delay in follow-up or treatment was identified as a contributory factor. | |
| Answer To Question 4: Not available in a reportable format and would require a manual search of the records - but an estimate of of 174 CVIs since May 2026 to date. Delay in follow up or treatment not recorded in a reportable format. | |
| Question Number 5: The number of whole-time-equivalent consultant ophthalmologist posts at the trust as at 31 March 2026, and the number of those posts that were vacant. | |
| Answer To Question 5: At month 12 2025/26, there were 6.10 substantive Consultant Ophthalmologist posts, of which 0.22 were vacant | |
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