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Ophthalmology waiting times at Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
3,844
Seen within 18 weeks
72.6%
Typical (median) wait
10.6 wks
Waiting over a year
13
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%72.6%75.9%April 202178.0%May 202180.1%June 202179.3%July 202178.0%August 202178.1%September 202176.1%October 202176.3%November 202173.5%December 202171.9%January 202275.6%February 202276.4%March 202269.3%April 202370.5%May 202369.5%June 202370.3%July 202368.6%August 202368.0%September 202367.9%October 202367.4%November 202365.4%December 202367.1%January 202466.1%February 202466.1%March 202466.4%April 202465.9%May 202465.8%June 202464.8%July 202462.7%August 202460.1%September 202458.4%October 202456.9%November 202461.9%December 202462.9%January 202567.4%February 202569.9%March 202569.1%April 202568.5%May 202566.9%June 202567.0%July 202566.6%August 202567.5%September 202567.4%October 202564.7%November 202567.3%December 202568.5%January 202670.8%February 202673.1%March 202672.4%April 202673.8%May 202672.6%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
6.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
76.1%
Patients treated
238
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
6.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
79.8%
Patients treated
509
in June 2026

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

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