I've tried to simply it...but get an error saying Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 2
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'CASE'.
SELECT COUNT(NHSNo) AS [patientvol]
CASE WHEN DATEDIFF(Week, ReferDt, GETDATE()) - PLoW > 35 THEN '35+' else '' End
FROM [18WeekPTL]
WHERE (Spec = 'ophthalmology') AND (Event IN ('WaitTimeOngoingWL', 'WaitListSOT')) AND (ClockPause <> 'Yes') AND (DATEDIFF(Week, ReferDt, GETDATE()) - PLoW > 35)