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Ophthalmology waiting times at Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
5,934
Seen within 18 weeks
74.7%
Typical (median) wait
9.4 wks
Waiting over a year
0
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%74.7%53.0%April 202161.4%May 202165.4%June 202162.4%July 202165.0%August 202165.1%September 202164.0%October 202168.9%November 202165.1%December 202165.5%January 202265.0%February 202262.8%March 202274.4%April 202380.5%May 202380.9%June 202381.4%July 202380.9%August 202377.2%September 202377.9%October 202379.8%November 202378.1%December 202380.3%January 202482.8%February 202485.9%March 202484.2%April 202483.3%May 202479.7%June 202477.9%July 202475.6%August 202475.9%September 202477.5%October 202474.8%November 202475.7%December 202477.1%January 202578.6%February 202580.5%March 202578.6%April 202580.3%May 202579.8%June 202578.8%July 202577.0%August 202577.5%September 202577.1%October 202577.0%November 202576.2%December 202576.8%January 202676.0%February 202680.7%March 202680.5%April 202680.4%May 202677.5%June 202676.4%July 202674.7%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
13.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
64.3%
Patients treated
518
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
6.2 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
79.3%
Patients treated
1,375
in August 2026

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

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