This statistic displays the number of national health service (NHS) sight tests in England from 2016/2017 to 2017/2018, by eligibility. In 2017/18, there were 6.23 million eye sight tests conducted in England on people aged 60 years and over.
Number of national health service (NHS) sight tests in England from 2016/2017 to 2017/2018, by eligibility
The source adds the following information: "Patients may qualify for an NHS sight test on more than one criterion. However, they would only be recorded against one criterion on the form. Patients are more likely to be recorded according to their clinical need rather than their age."
* Income Support includes patients receiving Pension Credit Guarantee Credit (PCGC) and also Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), which was introduced in October 2008.
** Job Seekers Allowance
*** Universal credit is replacing 6 existing benefits.
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (July 26, 2018). Number of national health service (NHS) sight tests in England from 2016/2017 to 2017/2018, by eligibility [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/825430/eyesight-tests-eligibility-national-health-service-england-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Number of national health service (NHS) sight tests in England from 2016/2017 to 2017/2018, by eligibility." Chart. July 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/825430/eyesight-tests-eligibility-national-health-service-england-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2018). Number of national health service (NHS) sight tests in England from 2016/2017 to 2017/2018, by eligibility. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/825430/eyesight-tests-eligibility-national-health-service-england-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Number of National Health Service (Nhs) Sight Tests in England from 2016/2017 to 2017/2018, by Eligibility." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/825430/eyesight-tests-eligibility-national-health-service-england-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Number of national health service (NHS) sight tests in England from 2016/2017 to 2017/2018, by eligibility Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/825430/eyesight-tests-eligibility-national-health-service-england-uk/ (last visited June 26, 2022)
