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Ophthalmology waiting times at North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
2,345
Seen within 18 weeks
87.8%
Typical (median) wait
8.1 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
70%80%90%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%87.8%77.7%April 202182.5%May 202184.9%June 202181.9%July 202185.5%August 202184.4%September 202184.3%October 202186.0%November 202184.2%December 202183.8%January 202284.8%February 202288.6%March 202273.7%April 202370.7%May 202369.2%June 202368.5%July 202369.1%August 202368.0%September 202367.4%October 202369.6%November 202367.5%December 202368.2%January 202472.5%February 202469.8%March 202471.1%April 202472.1%May 202473.1%June 202471.5%July 202470.0%August 202468.9%September 202471.1%October 202474.7%November 202477.5%December 202482.2%January 202583.1%February 202581.7%March 202585.5%April 202584.2%May 202581.4%June 202582.2%July 202585.2%August 202585.6%September 202586.4%October 202587.7%November 202587.3%December 202588.8%January 202689.9%February 202690.0%March 202690.6%April 202690.2%May 202687.8%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
7.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
72.5%
Patients treated
131
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
3.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
92.1%
Patients treated
443
in June 2026

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

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