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Ophthalmology waiting times at South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
8,852
Seen within 18 weeks
81.1%
Typical (median) wait
8.7 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%81.1%90.8%April 202192.6%May 202193.4%June 202191.8%July 202190.7%August 202189.6%September 202189.0%October 202189.5%November 202188.4%December 202187.9%January 202285.7%February 202284.8%March 202281.1%April 202381.8%May 202380.2%June 202378.6%July 202377.7%August 202377.4%September 202377.7%October 202375.5%November 202372.9%December 202373.1%January 202472.6%February 202471.3%March 202473.1%April 202472.8%May 202471.8%June 202470.6%July 202470.0%August 202470.9%September 202473.4%October 202473.4%November 202473.7%December 202474.4%January 202575.5%February 202576.7%March 202577.4%April 202579.3%May 202580.8%June 202580.6%July 202581.5%August 202583.6%September 202584.1%October 202583.7%November 202583.6%December 202582.6%January 202682.3%February 202683.1%March 202683.0%April 202683.0%May 202681.1%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
15.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
55.7%
Patients treated
984
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
7.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
81.7%
Patients treated
1,423
in June 2026

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

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