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Ophthalmology waiting times at Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
8,002
Seen within 18 weeks
80.0%
Typical (median) wait
8.6 wks
Waiting over a year
3
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%80.0%68.8%April 202173.2%May 202175.6%June 202175.1%July 202175.0%August 202175.0%September 202174.3%October 202174.8%November 202171.6%December 202170.2%January 202268.8%February 202267.6%March 202250.6%April 202351.5%May 202353.5%June 202354.1%July 202355.8%August 202358.3%September 202358.1%October 202359.1%November 202357.8%December 202358.9%January 202460.8%February 202458.9%March 202461.6%April 202464.8%May 202464.3%June 202464.5%July 202463.6%August 202464.2%September 202464.4%October 202466.8%November 202468.8%December 202471.8%January 202574.2%February 202575.4%March 202574.2%April 202575.9%May 202577.9%June 202576.0%July 202575.7%August 202576.7%September 202575.3%October 202577.4%November 202578.8%December 202575.2%January 202673.8%February 202678.1%March 202676.7%April 202677.7%May 202680.0%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
8.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
71.4%
Patients treated
608
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
0.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
87.7%
Patients treated
3,485
in June 2026

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

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