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Ophthalmology waiting times at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
13,036
Seen within 18 weeks
51.6%
Typical (median) wait
17.4 wks
Waiting over a year
432
Waiting over 65 weeks
13
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%51.6%53.4%April 202156.5%May 202159.1%June 202158.4%July 202157.1%August 202155.1%September 202154.6%October 202154.4%November 202152.0%December 202153.3%January 202255.6%February 202258.8%March 202251.9%April 202353.6%May 202353.6%June 202353.2%July 202352.2%August 202350.2%September 202350.1%October 202350.6%November 202349.6%December 202348.6%January 202447.1%February 202445.0%March 202445.3%April 202449.0%May 202450.3%June 202450.9%July 202450.6%August 202450.6%September 202450.6%October 202451.9%November 202451.4%December 202451.1%January 202550.3%February 202548.1%March 202549.2%April 202549.2%May 202550.6%June 202552.1%July 202552.0%August 202553.2%September 202553.0%October 202554.1%November 202553.6%December 202553.6%January 202654.5%February 202656.9%March 202654.8%April 202655.3%May 202653.6%June 202651.8%July 202651.6%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
23.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
41.3%
Patients treated
617
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
13.6 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
55.8%
Patients treated
1,371
in August 2026

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

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