I write in response to your Official Information Act request, dated 24 February 2020.
You requested the following information:
1. The number of patients currently on the DHB's ophthalmology wait list (as at February 1,2020).
2. A breakdown of how long these patients have been waiting for appointments - broken downby the time between the initial referral, and first appointment, and those waiting for/overdue for follow-up appointments (as at February 1, 2020).
3. The number of patients referred/ transferred from the DHB's ophthalmology service toprivate providers or other outside contractors, broken down by calendar year from 2008-2019.
4. The number of dedicated clinics (including, but not exclusive to: catch-up clinics, weekendand evening clinics) over and above held by the DHB broken down by calendar year.
5. The number of adverse events recorded by the DHB due to ophthalmology delays.
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