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Ophthalmology waiting times at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
2,383
Seen within 18 weeks
75.8%
Typical (median) wait
8.8 wks
Waiting over a year
1
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%75.8%47.3%April 202149.5%May 202149.2%June 202149.9%July 202148.0%August 202148.5%September 202148.3%October 202150.9%November 202152.6%December 202147.6%January 202248.6%February 202250.4%March 202256.1%April 202355.9%May 202355.4%June 202354.5%July 202353.2%August 202348.7%September 202350.3%October 202350.6%November 202347.5%December 202349.3%January 202451.0%February 202451.6%March 202451.1%April 202452.1%May 202452.7%June 202452.7%July 202454.4%August 202454.2%September 202460.0%October 202463.4%November 202462.5%December 202466.1%January 202565.4%February 202565.1%March 202564.5%April 202564.5%May 202564.8%June 202565.4%July 202565.3%August 202573.3%September 202575.2%October 202578.0%November 202575.7%December 202575.7%January 202674.9%February 202675.7%March 202675.8%April 202677.6%May 202675.8%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for ophthalmology patients who started treatment in June 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
3.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
81.7%
Patients treated
360
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
4.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
84.1%
Patients treated
484
in June 2026

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

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