First-visit discharge rate by site and by time period
| Site | First-visit discharge rate by period | All periods | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-NICE | Post-NICE | Post-JCG | Current practice | ||
| Nottingham (non-OSI) | 19.5 | 32.8 | 25.3 | 53.7 | 33.5 |
| Huntingdon (non-OSI) | 33.3 | 37.6 | 42.1 | 38.3 | 38.0 |
| Mean non-OSI | 29.2 | 35.0 | 34.7 | 43.9 | 36.1 |
| Manchester (OSI) | 4.9 | 6.5 | 16.9 | 3.0 | 8.9 |
| Gloucestershire (OSI) | 8.7 | 20.3 | 12.5 | 25.9 | 18.6 |
| Mean OSI | 6.3 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 17.2 | 14.1 |
| Mean overall | 21.9 | 27.8 | 27.6 | 35.4 | 28.6 |
JCG, Joint College Guidance; NICE, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; non-OSI, optometrist with no specialist interest in glaucoma; OSI, optometrist with specialist interest in glaucoma.