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Ophthalmology waiting times at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
5,134
Seen within 18 weeks
73.2%
Typical (median) wait
11.1 wks
Waiting over a year
2
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%73.2%69.8%April 202173.2%May 202178.0%June 202178.1%July 202177.7%August 202178.8%September 202177.9%October 202177.5%November 202174.0%December 202170.2%January 202269.8%February 202271.4%March 202269.5%April 202370.6%May 202369.2%June 202369.2%July 202367.4%August 202366.3%September 202367.5%October 202367.8%November 202367.3%December 202368.8%January 202470.7%February 202472.2%March 202476.1%April 202477.6%May 202479.1%June 202481.1%July 202480.3%August 202480.8%September 202480.8%October 202480.7%November 202480.1%December 202479.7%January 202578.1%February 202579.3%March 202578.9%April 202577.5%May 202576.5%June 202574.0%July 202572.0%August 202569.2%September 202567.2%October 202566.7%November 202566.6%December 202566.6%January 202666.5%February 202668.9%March 202670.8%April 202673.0%May 202673.2%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
19.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
47.6%
Patients treated
694
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
11.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
70.7%
Patients treated
803
in June 2026

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

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