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Ophthalmology waiting times at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
12,740
Seen within 18 weeks
64.0%
Typical (median) wait
13.0 wks
Waiting over a year
453
Waiting over 65 weeks
35
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%64.0%45.5%April 202157.7%May 202168.9%June 202175.0%July 202180.1%August 202184.3%September 202187.4%October 202188.6%November 202185.6%December 202183.4%January 202280.4%February 202275.7%March 202264.8%April 202368.0%May 202368.3%June 202367.6%July 202366.3%August 202361.7%September 202353.0%October 202349.2%November 202345.6%December 202343.3%January 202444.9%February 202446.4%March 202449.8%April 202451.8%May 202454.3%June 202455.2%July 202456.3%August 202457.0%September 202458.0%October 202458.2%November 202458.0%December 202458.4%January 202559.4%February 202559.6%March 202558.7%April 202558.4%May 202559.1%June 202556.0%July 202556.8%August 202559.9%September 202561.8%October 202564.0%November 202563.5%December 202562.6%January 202664.0%February 202664.1%March 202664.4%April 202664.9%May 202664.0%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
20.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
43.3%
Patients treated
570
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
6.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
77.9%
Patients treated
2,288
in June 2026

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

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