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Ophthalmology waiting times at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
7,407
Seen within 18 weeks
66.8%
Typical (median) wait
11.7 wks
Waiting over a year
1
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
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%66.8%56.0%April 202158.2%May 202156.8%June 202153.2%July 202152.5%August 202148.3%September 202147.5%October 202147.4%November 202144.1%December 202143.3%January 202245.0%February 202245.8%March 202272.6%April 202376.8%May 202376.2%June 202374.9%July 202373.5%August 202375.5%September 202376.6%October 202374.8%November 202372.5%December 202372.4%January 202472.1%February 202470.6%March 202472.5%April 202472.9%May 202471.4%June 202472.0%July 202469.5%August 202468.3%September 202468.2%October 202469.8%November 202468.8%December 202470.5%January 202571.4%February 202569.0%March 202565.4%April 202566.9%May 202566.6%June 202565.6%July 202566.8%August 202568.0%September 202566.2%October 202566.3%November 202565.9%December 202567.8%January 202666.6%February 202667.1%March 202665.0%April 202666.2%May 202666.8%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
15.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
57.6%
Patients treated
203
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
16.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
53.5%
Patients treated
707
in June 2026

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

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