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Ophthalmology waiting times at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
9,119
Seen within 18 weeks
65.0%
Typical (median) wait
12.7 wks
Waiting over a year
57
Waiting over 65 weeks
2
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%65.0%40.6%April 202140.4%May 202138.2%June 202136.9%July 202135.7%August 202134.6%September 202134.1%October 202133.6%November 202131.8%December 202134.1%January 202233.8%February 202238.9%March 202248.9%April 202350.5%May 202352.0%June 202350.5%July 202353.2%August 202353.3%September 202354.6%October 202354.0%November 202351.8%December 202350.5%January 202448.2%February 202448.2%March 202448.3%April 202447.3%May 202446.6%June 202444.3%July 202442.8%August 202442.6%September 202443.5%October 202443.4%November 202443.7%December 202445.4%January 202545.4%February 202546.8%March 202547.5%April 202549.8%May 202549.8%June 202549.8%July 202551.5%August 202555.0%September 202555.9%October 202555.0%November 202552.5%December 202550.0%January 202650.7%February 202660.7%March 202662.2%April 202663.5%May 202665.0%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
1.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
93.6%
Patients treated
967
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
17.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
50.1%
Patients treated
1,557
in June 2026

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

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