Table 1 Availability, access and delivery of hospital emergency ophthalmology services in the UK.
From: Emergency ophthalmology services in the United Kingdom: a snap-shot of service provision
Nation | Total number of NHS APs with a HEOS | HES provided by another Trust | Walk in HEOS | Appointment based HEOS | Combination walk-in and appointment HEOS | Availability a) 24 h b) Long h >10 h c) Normal working hours <9 h d) Reduced session <10 sessions a week | Use of telephone triage | Consultant session in HEOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England N (%) | 108 | 45 (42) | 18 (17) | 77 (71) | 13 (12) | a) 4 (4) b) 19 (18) c) 74 (69) d) 11 (10) | 82 (76) | 29 (27) |
Scotland N(%) | 11 | 3 (27) | 0 (0) | 11 (100) | 0 (0) | a) 0 (0) b) 0 (0) c) 6 (55) d) 5 (45) | 10 (91) | 4 (36) |
Wales N (%) | 6 | 1 (17) | 0 (0) | 6 (100) | 0 (0) | a) 0 (0) b) 0 (0) c) 6 (100) d) 0 (0) | 5 (83) | 0 (0) |
Northern Ireland N (%) | 2 | 2 (100) | 1 (50) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | a) 0 (0) b) 0 (0) c) 2 (100) d) 0 (0) | 2 (100) | 1 (50) |
Total N (%) | 127 | 51 (40) | 19 (15) | 95 (75) | 13 (10) | a) 4 (3) b) 19 (15) c) 88 (69) d) 16 (13) | 99 (78) | 34 (27) |
