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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.

108 trusts. Data: June 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
1The Walton Centre NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool2.7 wks100.0%
2Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS TrustCarshalton6.3 wks90.9%
3Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation TrustHuddersfield6.3 wks90.2%
4Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWigan6.7 wks85.2%
5London North West University Healthcare NHS TrustHarrow6.9 wks86.9%
6Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLeeds7.3 wks83.7%
7Walsall Healthcare NHS TrustWalsall7.3 wks89.4%
8Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon7.4 wks84.9%
9Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS TrustTruro7.4 wks81.0%
10Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBasingstoke7.4 wks84.2%
11Harrogate And District NHS Foundation TrustHarrogate7.4 wks80.6%
12Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCrewe7.5 wks82.4%
13The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNewcastle Upon Tyne7.6 wks81.2%
14Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation TrustBath7.6 wks88.5%
15Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS TrustRomford7.7 wks86.6%
16Airedale NHS Foundation TrustKeighley7.8 wks77.7%
17Bristol NHS Foundation TrustBristol7.9 wks75.9%
18East Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustSt. Leonards-On-Sea7.9 wks82.4%
19The Rotherham NHS Foundation TrustRotherham7.9 wks85.0%
20Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon8.0 wks81.7%
21North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation TrustWarrington8.1 wks87.8%
22Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation TrustGrimsby8.2 wks79.3%
23Somerset NHS Foundation TrustTaunton8.2 wks79.1%
24University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation TrustKendal8.3 wks81.6%
25Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCheltenham8.5 wks85.5%
26Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS TrustSmethwick8.6 wks80.0%
27Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon8.6 wks77.6%
28South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation TrustSunderland8.7 wks81.1%
29Whittington Health NHS TrustLondon8.7 wks80.9%
30East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS TrustStevenage8.8 wks74.5%
31Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation TrustDorchester8.8 wks75.8%
32University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS TrustLeicester8.9 wks75.0%
33Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS TrustMaidstone9.0 wks77.5%
34Salisbury NHS Foundation TrustSalisbury9.0 wks86.7%
35Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustRedhill9.1 wks77.4%
36North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustCarlisle9.2 wks80.9%
37Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation TrustKingston Upon Thames9.4 wks80.1%
38South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustMiddlesbrough9.4 wks82.8%
39York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustYork9.5 wks71.2%
40Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBradford9.5 wks75.3%
41Bolton NHS Foundation TrustBolton9.7 wks74.3%
42Northampton General Hospital NHS TrustNorthampton9.7 wks79.8%
43George Eliot Hospital NHS TrustNuneaton9.7 wks77.1%
44Frimley Health NHS Foundation TrustCamberley9.8 wks71.3%
45Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool9.9 wks74.6%
46Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation TrustReading9.9 wks84.8%
47Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustPreston10.0 wks75.1%
48Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation TrustKettering10.0 wks77.8%
49Wye Valley NHS TrustHereford10.0 wks77.0%
50The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustUxbridge10.3 wks76.0%
51Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustPrescot10.6 wks72.6%
52University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton10.7 wks70.5%
53East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustBlackburn10.8 wks67.2%
54The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS TrustShrewsbury10.8 wks75.5%
55Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation TrustChesterfield10.8 wks71.9%
56University Hospitals Plymouth NHS TrustPlymouth10.9 wks69.3%
57Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDoncaster10.9 wks67.9%
58Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustManchester11.0 wks69.2%
59Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation TrustBarnsley11.0 wks70.5%
60University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation TrustPoole11.1 wks73.2%
61West Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustBury St. Edmunds11.1 wks72.6%
62Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation TrustEast Grinstead11.1 wks72.1%
63The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustHarlow11.3 wks71.5%
64Barts Health NHS TrustLondon11.4 wks68.0%
65United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLincoln11.4 wks72.8%
66Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCambridge11.4 wks69.3%
67Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS TrustAmersham11.5 wks69.3%
68Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS TrustWakefield11.5 wks68.8%
69County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation TrustDarlington11.5 wks67.3%
70Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustChester11.6 wks67.7%
71Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustLondon11.7 wks66.8%
72Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustWorcester11.7 wks70.3%
73The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation TrustKing's Lynn11.7 wks65.8%
74The Dudley Group NHS Foundation TrustDudley11.9 wks65.6%
75Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLuton11.9 wks68.2%
76Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBlackpool11.9 wks64.5%
77Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustChertsey12.0 wks68.2%
78East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation TrustColchester12.2 wks67.7%
79University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation TrustDerby12.4 wks66.6%
80East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation TrustCanterbury12.4 wks62.6%
81South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation TrustWarwick12.5 wks63.5%
82James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustGreat Yarmouth12.5 wks63.2%
83Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustNottingham12.6 wks68.8%
84Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNorwich12.6 wks66.3%
85East Cheshire NHS TrustMacclesfield12.6 wks65.6%
86University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham12.7 wks65.0%
87Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustHull12.9 wks62.3%
88North West Anglia NHS Foundation TrustPeterborough12.9 wks61.6%
89King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon13.0 wks64.0%
90Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustExeter13.1 wks62.8%
91West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustWatford13.3 wks62.7%
92The Royal Wolverhampton NHS TrustWolverhampton13.6 wks61.3%
93Royal Surrey NHS Foundation TrustGuildford13.6 wks61.7%
94Stockport NHS Foundation TrustStockport13.7 wks62.5%
95Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon13.9 wks64.9%
96Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation TrustWestcliff-On-Sea14.0 wks60.2%
97Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustWirral14.2 wks61.7%
98Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSwindon14.2 wks60.4%
99Isle Of Wight NHS TrustNewport14.3 wks58.8%
100Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustPortsmouth14.4 wks58.7%
101Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSutton-In-Ashfield14.6 wks61.1%
102University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS TrustStoke-On-Trent15.5 wks56.7%
103Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation TrustSalford16.1 wks55.3%
104University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS TrustCoventry16.4 wks54.0%
105University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustWorthing16.5 wks53.6%
106Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustMilton Keynes16.5 wks54.7%
107Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustOxford17.2 wks51.8%
108St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon17.8 wks50.5%

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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