Information detailed below is derived from the General Ophthalmic payment system. It includes all health service ophthalmic activity carried out in Northern Ireland by primary care ophthalmic practitioners and submitted to BSO for payment. This information does not include any ophthalmic activity delivered by Trust based ophthalmic services or any activity carried out privately.
Responsible Statistician:
Jennifer McCrea
Jennifer.McCrea@hscni.net
Current Annual Publication
Date published: 11th June 2026
Date of next release: June 2027
If you have issues accessing the information, it can also be found on the gov.uk site.
Presents information on ophthalmic activity carried out by general ophthalmic practitioners in Northern Ireland. It details information on the number of primary care ophthalmic practitioners in Northern Ireland along with the number of sight tests, vouchers, repairs/replacements carried out and submitted to BSO for payment during the financial year.
FPS General Ophthalmic Services Statistics for Northern Ireland 2025/26
Annual 2025/26 Ophthalmic Statistics Tables
General Ophthalmic Services Activity Supplementary Data 2025/26
FPS General Ophthalmic Services Statistics Infographic 2025/26
FPS General Ophthalmic Services Statistics Pre Release Access List
Quarterly Ophthalmic Statistics
Date published: 11th June 2026
Date of next release: August 2026
If you have issues accessing the information, it can also be found on the gov.uk site.
This quarterly series is a subset of the annual information with data provided for selected key tables. The quarterly updates within a year should be treated as provisional and may be revised when figures are finalised to produce the end of year annual report.
FPS General Ophthalmic Services Statistics Quarterly Update: To QE March 2026
FPS General Ophthalmic Services Statistics Quarterly Tables: To QE March 2026
Quality Documentation
Listed below are various documents to support the publication of FPS Ophthalmic Statistics.
Background Quality Report Ophthalmic
FPS Ophthalmic Quality Assurance of Administrative Data Report
Interactive Maps and Charts
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