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Ophthalmology waiting times at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
3,836
Seen within 18 weeks
82.4%
Typical (median) wait
7.9 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%82.4%79.2%April 202182.5%May 202184.7%June 202185.7%July 202181.6%August 202179.0%September 202175.3%October 202171.9%November 202169.0%December 202170.9%January 202268.8%February 202267.9%March 202255.4%April 202357.8%May 202357.0%June 202354.5%July 202353.4%August 202353.3%September 202357.5%October 202358.0%November 202357.0%December 202358.6%January 202461.7%February 202461.8%March 202464.3%April 202464.6%May 202467.4%June 202467.4%July 202469.8%August 202470.7%September 202471.3%October 202472.2%November 202471.0%December 202469.0%January 202571.6%February 202573.2%March 202572.6%April 202575.6%May 202576.1%June 202576.1%July 202575.8%August 202577.0%September 202576.8%October 202575.3%November 202574.4%December 202574.1%January 202675.8%February 202678.9%March 202682.2%April 202683.8%May 202682.4%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
12.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
63.5%
Patients treated
326
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
5.2 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
88.7%
Patients treated
1,105
in June 2026

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

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