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Ophthalmology waiting times at East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
9,217
Seen within 18 weeks
64.1%
Typical (median) wait
12.4 wks
Waiting over a year
34
Waiting over 65 weeks
6
Waiting over 78 weeks
1
Seen within 18 weeks
Ophthalmology · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%64.1%71.8%April 202177.4%May 202182.2%June 202183.2%July 202181.5%August 202179.0%September 202178.5%October 202177.7%November 202175.4%December 202174.2%January 202273.7%February 202271.8%March 202261.2%April 202364.1%May 202364.9%June 202364.5%July 202363.9%August 202364.2%September 202365.6%October 202365.1%November 202364.0%December 202365.3%January 202465.3%February 202463.9%March 202465.1%April 202466.0%May 202466.4%June 202466.1%July 202466.2%August 202466.9%September 202467.0%October 202467.8%November 202468.0%December 202467.7%January 202570.1%February 202573.1%March 202573.5%April 202573.1%May 202571.2%June 202571.6%July 202571.0%August 202570.5%September 202568.6%October 202563.9%November 202561.2%December 202559.6%January 202663.2%February 202667.7%March 202669.4%April 202669.0%May 202667.7%June 202664.1%July 202664.1%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
13.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
59.8%
Patients treated
418
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
14.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
58.6%
Patients treated
1,211
in August 2026

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

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