FOI 2023 147 - Patient Safety Incident Reporting

I am writing to submit a formal request for information under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000. My request relates to patient safety incident data required to be reported under the National Policy on Patient Safety Incident Reporting and Management. 

Please can you provide the following information: 

• The number of patient safety incidents related to ophthalmic harm reported each month as per applicable national policy.

• The number of reported patient safety incidents related to ophthalmic harm for patients who have categorised as health risk factor R1 under the requirements of the Eye Care Measures for NHS Outpatients. 

• A breakdown of the level of harm associated with each patient safety incident related to ophthalmic harm, as per the harm definitions set out in the Duty of Candour Statutory Guidance and the National Policy on Patient Safety Incident Reporting & Management.

Thank you for your recent request dated 6^th September 2023.

In relation to points 1 and 3 of the request, the below table summarises National Reportable Incidents (NRI) data for NRIs that have been coded by the reporting organisation as relating to ophthalmic services (variations for spelling have been included where identified) reported to the NHS Wales Delivery Unit (now part of the NHS Wales Executive) from 14 June 2021 to 20 September 2023. The level of harm the reporting organisation associated with the incident at the time the NRI report was made is also included.

In relation to point 2 of the request, the NHS Wales Executive does not collect data on patients who have categorised as health risk factor R1 as part of the NRI reporting processes so we are unable to respond to this point.

Please note the NHS Wales Executive are only able to provide data relating to Nationally Reported Incidents. Individual Health Boards, Trusts and Special Health Authorities in NHS Wales would need to be contacted directly in order to provide any detail in relation to locally reported incidents.

I have provided contact details for each Health Board below, you would need to contact them individually for this information.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/866/page/39187

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/861/page/39134

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

http://www.cardiffandvaleuhb.wales.nhs.uk/freedom-of-information-new

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

https://cwmtafmorgannwg.wales/foi/

Swansea Bay University Health Board

https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/about-us1/foia/

Hywel Dda University Health Board

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/862/page/52085

Powys Teaching Health Board

http://www.powysthb.wales.nhs.uk/freedom-of-information