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Compare hospitals for ophthalmology

Every NHS trust in England that reports ophthalmology, compared side by side. Waiting-list figures are for incomplete pathways (people still waiting to start treatment).

The best hospital depends on what matters most to you — a shorter wait, a better outcome, or a shorter journey. Sort by each to compare.

106 trusts. Data: August 2026. Source: NHS England RTT statistics. CQC inspection ratings aren't shown here — see each trust's profile page, linked from every row.

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#TrustMedian waitWithin 18 wks
1Airedale NHS Foundation TrustKeighley5.9 wks81.1%
2London North West University Healthcare NHS TrustHarrow6.7 wks87.4%
3Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWigan6.8 wks81.5%
4Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS TrustCarshalton7.1 wks89.5%
5Walsall Healthcare NHS TrustWalsall7.4 wks82.1%
6Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCrewe7.5 wks82.3%
7University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation TrustKendal7.5 wks78.5%
8Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation TrustHuddersfield7.6 wks84.7%
9Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon7.7 wks84.6%
10Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCheltenham7.7 wks86.4%
11Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation TrustBath7.8 wks86.0%
12Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS TrustTruro8.0 wks80.2%
13Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLeeds8.1 wks83.0%
14East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS TrustStevenage8.3 wks79.3%
15Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS TrustRomford8.4 wks82.8%
16Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation TrustGrimsby8.4 wks81.4%
17The Walton Centre NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool8.5 wks100.0%
18Somerset NHS Foundation TrustTaunton8.6 wks77.4%
19Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBasingstoke8.6 wks83.3%
20Bristol NHS Foundation TrustBristol8.7 wks75.9%
21East Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustSt. Leonards-On-Sea8.8 wks79.7%
22Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon8.8 wks82.1%
23George Eliot Hospital NHS TrustNuneaton8.8 wks76.4%
24Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation TrustKettering8.9 wks82.9%
25University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS TrustLeicester9.1 wks76.1%
26North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation TrustWarrington9.1 wks84.6%
27Harrogate And District NHS Foundation TrustHarrogate9.1 wks78.4%
28The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNewcastle Upon Tyne9.2 wks79.2%
29Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustPreston9.2 wks78.8%
30Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS TrustMaidstone9.4 wks74.7%
31Whittington Health NHS TrustLondon9.4 wks81.0%
32Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS TrustSmethwick9.5 wks78.9%
33Frimley Health NHS Foundation TrustCamberley9.5 wks72.1%
34Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustRedhill9.5 wks79.4%
35Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon9.6 wks75.7%
36Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool9.7 wks76.5%
37North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustCarlisle9.7 wks80.6%
38Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustNottingham9.8 wks68.0%
39The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustUxbridge9.8 wks74.9%
40Salisbury NHS Foundation TrustSalisbury9.8 wks80.2%
41Wye Valley NHS TrustHereford9.9 wks74.5%
42South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation TrustSunderland10.0 wks75.4%
43Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBradford10.0 wks78.4%
44The Rotherham NHS Foundation TrustRotherham10.0 wks75.7%
45York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustYork10.1 wks71.1%
46South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustMiddlesbrough10.2 wks78.6%
47West Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustBury St. Edmunds10.5 wks71.8%
48Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation TrustKingston Upon Thames10.8 wks78.4%
49Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation TrustDorchester10.8 wks71.9%
50United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLincoln11.0 wks70.9%
51Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation TrustReading11.0 wks77.9%
52Bolton NHS Foundation TrustBolton11.1 wks70.5%
53The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS TrustShrewsbury11.2 wks73.3%
54Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBlackpool11.2 wks68.0%
55The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustHarlow11.3 wks70.1%
56Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustChester11.3 wks71.0%
57Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustManchester11.6 wks68.4%
58Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDoncaster11.6 wks67.1%
59Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustPrescot11.7 wks69.0%
60University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton11.8 wks67.0%
61Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS TrustWakefield11.8 wks66.4%
62East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustBlackburn11.8 wks67.2%
63Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLuton11.8 wks69.5%
64Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation TrustBarnsley11.8 wks68.2%
65County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation TrustDarlington11.8 wks66.7%
66Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation TrustEast Grinstead11.8 wks70.4%
67Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation TrustChesterfield11.8 wks68.1%
68Barts Health NHS TrustLondon11.9 wks68.0%
69The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation TrustKing's Lynn11.9 wks63.4%
70University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham12.0 wks65.4%
71Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCambridge12.0 wks66.6%
72Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustLondon12.2 wks66.0%
73The Royal Wolverhampton NHS TrustWolverhampton12.4 wks64.4%
74East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation TrustColchester12.4 wks64.1%
75Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustWorcester12.4 wks66.1%
76Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNorwich12.5 wks68.8%
77University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation TrustPoole12.5 wks72.1%
78James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustGreat Yarmouth12.5 wks63.9%
79Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustChertsey12.7 wks64.3%
80East Cheshire NHS TrustMacclesfield12.8 wks64.1%
81University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation TrustDerby13.0 wks64.6%
82The Dudley Group NHS Foundation TrustDudley13.2 wks62.4%
83Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon13.2 wks63.7%
84Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustExeter13.4 wks61.3%
85East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation TrustCanterbury13.4 wks60.7%
86Royal Surrey NHS Foundation TrustGuildford13.8 wks61.0%
87King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon14.0 wks61.5%
88Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustHull14.0 wks60.7%
89North West Anglia NHS Foundation TrustPeterborough14.0 wks59.7%
90Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSutton-In-Ashfield14.0 wks59.4%
91Isle Of Wight NHS TrustNewport14.1 wks61.1%
92Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation TrustWestcliff-On-Sea14.2 wks59.0%
93Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS TrustAmersham14.2 wks62.2%
94West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustWatford14.4 wks61.5%
95Stockport NHS Foundation TrustStockport14.8 wks58.7%
96Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustWirral14.8 wks58.2%
97Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSwindon14.8 wks59.3%
98South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation TrustWarwick15.0 wks57.5%
99Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustMilton Keynes15.2 wks56.7%
100Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustPortsmouth15.6 wks55.9%
101University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS TrustStoke-On-Trent15.6 wks55.5%
102St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon16.3 wks55.7%
103University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustWorthing17.4 wks51.6%
104Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustOxford17.7 wks50.8%
105Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation TrustSalford17.8 wks50.9%
106University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS TrustCoventry17.9 wks50.2%

Tip: for planned care you can usually ask to be referred to any trust — one with a higher “% within 18 weeks” may treat you sooner. Your right to choose.

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