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Ophthalmology waiting times at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
6,870
Seen within 18 weeks
70.5%
Typical (median) wait
10.7 wks
Waiting over a year
29
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Ophthalmology · % of the waiting list
60%70%80%90%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%70.5%60.3%April 202161.8%May 202164.7%June 202166.8%July 202166.9%August 202165.4%September 202164.5%October 202167.8%November 202167.1%December 202167.6%January 202270.8%February 202271.4%March 202270.2%April 202371.0%May 202369.1%June 202368.4%July 202367.0%August 202364.9%September 202366.9%October 202368.0%November 202366.6%December 202367.9%January 202469.2%February 202468.4%March 202470.6%April 202471.5%May 202471.2%June 202469.7%July 202469.1%August 202468.6%September 202467.5%October 202467.8%November 202467.8%December 202468.8%January 202570.4%February 202573.1%March 202574.5%April 202575.7%May 202575.5%June 202574.9%July 202574.0%August 202571.7%September 202570.8%October 202570.3%November 202570.0%December 202570.2%January 202670.9%February 202672.3%March 202672.5%April 202671.9%May 202670.5%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
11.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
69.5%
Patients treated
456
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
7.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
71.8%
Patients treated
1,550
in June 2026

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

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