Ophthalmology – wet AMD     

FOI REFERENCE: 24150 FOI DATE: 5^th June 2024          

For patients being treated for wet-AMD, what tariffs do you apply? I am interested to know:

Do you use national tariffs for outpatient appointments, scans, and for treatments. If so, which ones do you use? Please provide HRG codes where possible.

Worcester Acute Hospital NHS Trust use the PbR tariffs and put the cases through as an outpatient procedure using HRG BZ86B Intermediate Vitreous Retinal Procedures, 19 years and over, with CC Score 0-1 with some coded as BZ84B, Major Vitreous Retinal Procedures, 19 years and over, with CC Score 0-1.

If locally negotiated tariffs are used, please provide details of these. If ‘bundled’ (e.g. include treatments/scans etc), please advise on what is included in the cost. If ‘unbundled’ (e.g. each element is costed separately), please advise on the locally agreed price for each element.

Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust does not use a locally agreed tariff for wet AMD injections.

NICE guidance advises that patients referred for Wet AMD should start treatment within 14 days of referral. Please could you advise what percentage of Wet AMD patients commence treatment within 14 days of referral at your Trust?  100%

What is the average wait to be seen from the point of referral for Wet-AMD at your Trust? 14 Days