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Ophthalmology waiting times at Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
13,671
Seen within 18 weeks
60.2%
Typical (median) wait
14.0 wks
Waiting over a year
458
Waiting over 65 weeks
1
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%60.2%67.8%April 202169.5%May 202170.7%June 202171.9%July 202169.1%August 202168.1%September 202166.2%October 202165.6%November 202165.1%December 202165.4%January 202264.9%February 202264.1%March 202252.5%April 202352.7%May 202349.0%June 202344.5%July 202341.9%August 202343.5%September 202350.5%October 202351.2%November 202349.4%December 202350.6%January 202449.3%February 202451.1%March 202451.1%April 202451.6%May 202452.2%June 202452.0%July 202452.8%August 202453.5%September 202453.9%October 202456.6%November 202456.0%December 202455.1%January 202556.2%February 202555.7%March 202554.0%April 202557.1%May 202557.3%June 202555.4%July 202558.7%August 202559.0%September 202557.9%October 202557.5%November 202554.3%December 202556.4%January 202658.1%February 202658.1%March 202659.0%April 202659.5%May 202660.2%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
16.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
53.0%
Patients treated
502
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
2.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
75.0%
Patients treated
3,389
in June 2026

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

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