Occasions of eye health services – Medical Outreach Indigenous Chronic Disease Program (MOICDP)

Measure 4.4.3: The number of occasions of service for Indigenous Australians with eye health professionals, per 1,000 population, under the Medical Outreach Indigenous Chronic Disease Program (MOICDP).

Outreach programs are designed to address the uneven distribution of the health workforce and to improve access to eye health services across Australia.

Figure 4.4.3: Occasions of eye health services – Medical Outreach Indigenous Chronic Disease Program (MOICDP)

There are 2 charts for this measure showing the number and rate per 1,000 population for MOICDP occasions of service, by various characteristics.

Occasions of service - Medical Outreach Indigenous Chronic Disease Program (MOICDP) 2020–21 (jurisdiction)

This dual axis combined vertical bar chart scatter plot presents the number and rate of MOICDP occasions of service in 2020–21, by jurisdiction. The chart shows that the highest number of Indigenous occasions of service provided by an eye health professional under the MOICDP was in NSW (3,673 or 127 per 1,000). The lowest rate was in Tasmania (83, or 27 per 1,000).

Occasions of service - Medical Outreach Indigenous Chronic Disease Program (MOICDP) 2014–15 to 2020–21 (Time trend)

This line graph shows trends in the number of occasions of service for Indigenous Australians under the MOICDP from 2014–15 to 2020–21. The chart shows that, in 2014–15, there were 550 Indigenous occasions of service provided by eye health professionals under the MOICDP. This number increased to 9,158 patients in 2020–21.

  • In 2020-21, a total of 9,158 occasions of service for Indigenous patients were provided by eye health professionals under the MOICDP.
  • Services were provided to Indigenous patients in 7 jurisdictions.
  • The highest rate of Indigenous occasions of service provided by an eye health professional under the MOICDP was in Western Australia (275 per 10,000), followed by New South Whales (127 per 10,000).