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Ophthalmology waiting times at Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
2,725
Seen within 18 weeks
71.0%
Typical (median) wait
11.3 wks
Waiting over a year
9
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Ophthalmology · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%71.0%38.1%April 202148.4%May 202150.2%June 202150.0%July 202153.7%October 202148.5%November 202146.1%December 202144.0%January 202242.4%February 202242.8%March 202240.7%April 202341.2%May 202338.3%June 202339.4%July 202345.2%August 202349.6%September 202352.5%October 202352.0%November 202349.0%December 202355.0%January 202457.3%February 202462.0%March 202469.5%April 202470.3%May 202470.3%June 202471.4%July 202470.6%August 202471.4%September 202470.3%October 202469.1%November 202461.0%December 202456.2%January 202555.7%February 202556.8%March 202556.8%April 202557.6%May 202557.6%June 202558.2%July 202556.7%August 202556.2%September 202557.3%October 202557.4%November 202558.1%December 202558.4%January 202660.1%February 202662.5%March 202664.6%April 202666.6%May 202667.7%June 202668.2%July 202671.0%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
16.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
50.0%
Patients treated
42
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
17.2 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
51.3%
Patients treated
587
in August 2026

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

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