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Ophthalmology waiting times at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
3,029
Seen within 18 weeks
70.1%
Typical (median) wait
11.3 wks
Waiting over a year
32
Waiting over 65 weeks
4
Waiting over 78 weeks
2
Seen within 18 weeks
Ophthalmology · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%70.1%58.3%April 202160.0%May 202159.3%June 202157.6%July 202157.5%August 202155.7%September 202151.3%October 202152.7%November 202151.6%December 202149.3%January 202246.8%February 202245.4%March 202258.3%April 202360.1%May 202359.8%June 202357.9%July 202359.2%August 202356.5%September 202356.3%October 202359.9%November 202361.3%December 202360.5%January 202461.2%February 202456.6%March 202452.6%April 202448.2%May 202445.0%June 202444.6%July 202444.8%August 202446.1%September 202447.2%October 202457.8%November 202462.1%December 202470.2%January 202571.6%February 202570.1%March 202566.2%April 202565.2%May 202567.6%June 202567.1%July 202568.7%August 202567.4%September 202570.7%October 202572.7%November 202573.6%December 202570.9%January 202667.8%February 202668.2%March 202667.5%April 202669.5%May 202671.5%June 202668.2%July 202670.1%August 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for ophthalmology patients who started treatment in August 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
8.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
70.9%
Patients treated
134
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
2.2 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
82.3%
Patients treated
368
in August 2026

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

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