12week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 2,952 people on the ophthalmology list here have been waiting longer than 12 weeks, half less. That is 3 weeks shorter than a year ago. It is about 1 week longer than the England average for this specialty.
68%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
40
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
248 / 298
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
3 weeks shorter than a year ago.
Median wait each month, 13 months to June 2026.
How the queue is spread
Treating sooner nearby
Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.
| Provider | Miles | Median | Sooner by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spamedica Newcastle-Under-Lyme Newcastle | 37 | 4 wks | 8 wks |
| Spamedica Preston Preston | 48 | 4 wks | 8 wks |
| Spamedica Bolton Bolton | 40 | 5 wks | 7 wks |
| Spamedica Blackpool Blackpool | 50 | 5 wks | 7 wks |
| Spamedica Chester Chester | 4 | 5 wks | 7 wks |
Straight answers
About this figure
- It’s about six weeks behind. NHS England publishes monthly, with a lag. This page shows June 2026.
- It’s a trust-level average, not your wait. Your own wait depends on urgency, clinical need and which site you are treated at. Large trusts run several hospitals.
- It counts people still waiting — incomplete pathways at month end — not people already treated.
This page presents official statistics and points to a right you already have. It isn’t medical advice, and it can’t tell you whether switching is right for you — your clinician can.