5week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 151 people on the ophthalmology list here have been waiting longer than 5 weeks, half less. That is 3 weeks longer than a year ago. It is about 5 weeks shorter than the England average for this specialty.
93%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
18
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
47 / 298
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
3 weeks longer than a year ago.
Median wait each month, 13 months to June 2026.
How the queue is spread
Treating sooner nearby
No comparable provider within 75 miles is reporting a meaningfully shorter wait for ophthalmology. That is worth knowing too — on these figures you are already somewhere near the front of the queue.
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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.