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Ophthalmology waiting times at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
6,277
Seen within 18 weeks
55.3%
Typical (median) wait
16.1 wks
Waiting over a year
206
Waiting over 65 weeks
3
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Ophthalmology · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Oct 21Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%55.3%65.7%October 202165.8%November 202161.5%December 202160.8%January 202255.8%February 202253.9%March 202257.5%April 202358.0%May 202354.0%June 202353.7%July 202355.3%August 202354.7%September 202352.7%October 202352.1%November 202346.9%December 202345.6%January 202446.9%February 202447.8%March 202449.9%April 202454.2%May 202449.3%June 202448.8%July 202449.3%August 202447.6%September 202450.6%October 202450.0%November 202450.1%December 202452.0%January 202551.2%February 202550.9%March 202550.3%April 202549.2%May 202543.8%June 202544.2%July 202542.0%August 202543.3%September 202546.4%October 202545.7%November 202543.5%December 202541.3%January 202643.8%February 202650.3%March 202652.4%April 202656.0%May 202655.3%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
12.7 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
55.6%
Patients treated
216
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
28.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
37.2%
Patients treated
659
in June 2026

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

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