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Ophthalmology waiting times at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Incomplete pathways · Data: August 2026 · Source: NHS England RTT statistics · full trust profile

On the waiting list
3,863
Seen within 18 weeks
69.5%
Typical (median) wait
11.8 wks
Waiting over a year
3
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Ophthalmology · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%69.5%53.9%April 202156.9%May 202160.1%June 202157.9%July 202157.0%August 202154.4%September 202152.8%October 202151.6%November 202150.6%December 202148.5%January 202247.4%February 202250.7%March 202247.1%April 202349.1%May 202349.9%June 202349.6%July 202349.0%August 202349.7%September 202349.7%October 202351.3%November 202349.9%December 202350.1%January 202451.1%February 202450.9%March 202452.2%April 202453.3%May 202452.5%June 202452.1%July 202451.3%August 202451.6%September 202453.8%October 202457.1%November 202457.6%December 202458.3%January 202558.2%February 202558.0%March 202560.9%April 202571.0%May 202573.2%June 202570.4%July 202570.9%August 202571.7%September 202571.4%October 202572.7%November 202576.0%December 202577.8%January 202676.7%February 202674.5%March 202672.9%April 202669.9%May 202668.2%June 202666.4%July 202669.5%August 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for ophthalmology patients who started treatment in August 2026 — not those still waiting. The wait shown is how long they had waited before treatment started. It is typically longer than the current waiting-list figure above, because it includes people who were finally treated after a long wait.

Admitted (needed a hospital admission)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
29.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
31.1%
Patients treated
103
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
0.7 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
84.6%
Patients treated
689
in August 2026

Source: NHS England RTT statistics, completed (admitted/non-admitted) pathways. About this data

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