Ophthalmology (Eye Care) Waiting Times Across the NHS

The NHS Ophthalmology (Eye Care) waiting list in England has 600,363 patients currently waiting for treatment, with a typical wait of around 9 weeks across 298 hospitals. In practice, Ophthalmology (Eye Care) waiting times range from about 1 weeks at the fastest hospital to 21 weeks at the slowest. From GP referral to first Ophthalmology (Eye Care) appointment, most patients (92%) are seen within about 25 weeks; the NHS constitutional target is 18 weeks. 5,142 patients have been on the Ophthalmology (Eye Care) waiting list for more than a year. Waits for Ophthalmology (Eye Care) are about 0.9 week longer than in February 2025.

12-month change

Then vs now nationally

Feb 25→Feb 26

Typical wait

8.6weeks

▲ +0.9 wks

How long most people wait

Seen in 18 weeks

8in 10

▼ -1.3 pts

NHS aims to see everyone this fast

People waiting

600k

▲ +18k

On the waiting list right now

Waiting over a year

5.1k

▼ -4.1k

Been on the list for 12+ months

298

Hospitals you could choose from

9 weeks

How long most people wait

8 in 10

Seen within 18 weeks

5.1k

Have waited over a year

Common reasons for referral

Cataract surgery

Glaucoma treatment

Macular degeneration

Diabetic eye screening

Squint correction

Tear duct problems

Eyelid surgery

Laser eye treatment

Retinal detachment

Shortest waits

Practice Plus Group Hospital - Plymouth

South West

1 wks

The Berkshire Independent Hospital

Spamedica Macclesfield Community Diagnostic & Treatment Centre

Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham

South East

3 wks

Longest waits

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

North West

21 wks

Nuffield Health, North Staffordshire Hospital

Midlands

20 wks

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

East of England

19 wks

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

South East

17 wks

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

London

17 wks

University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust

Midlands

17 wks

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

South East

16 wks

National trend

Average ophthalmology (eye care) wait across England, month by month.

▲ +0.9 wks

Most improved over 12 months

Hospitals whose median wait has dropped most since a year ago.

Biggest increases

Hospitals where waits have grown most since a year ago.

All hospitals

Hospital	Region	Wait	Within 18 Wks	52+ Wk
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Plymouth South West	South West	1 wks	100.0%	-
The Berkshire Independent Hospital South East	South East	2 wks	90.7%	-
Spamedica Kendal North West	North West	2 wks	96.1%	-
Spamedica Macclesfield Community Diagnostic & Treatment Centre North West	North West	2 wks	100.0%	-
Benenden Hospital South East	South East	2 wks	84.9%	-
Spamedica Preston North West	North West	3 wks	93.4%	-
Spamedica Widnes North West	North West	3 wks	93.7%	-
Spamedica Bexhill South East	South East	3 wks	97.9%	-
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham South East	South East	3 wks	93.8%	9
Independent Health Group South West	South West	3 wks	98.4%	-
Spamedica Oxford South East	South East	3 wks	92.5%	-
Spamedica Derby Midlands	Midlands	3 wks	93.4%	-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Ilford London	London	3 wks	100.0%	-
Spamedica Liverpool North West	North West	3 wks	90.5%	-
Spamedica Wirral North West	North West	3 wks	97.4%	-
Spamedica Swindon South West	South West	3 wks	97.3%	-
Spamedica Croydon London	London	3 wks	93.2%	-
Spamedica Doncaster North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	3 wks	92.4%	-
Norwich & Norfolk Surgical Ltd (N2s) East of England	East of England	3 wks	97.6%	-
Tetbury Hospital Trust Ltd South West	South West	3 wks	95.3%	-
Spamedica Skelmersdale North West	North West	3 wks	88.5%	-
Spamedica Bedford East of England	East of England	3 wks	94.0%	-
Spamedica Epsom South East	South East	3 wks	97.1%	-
Spamedica Wembley London	London	4 wks	95.8%	-
Spamedica Brighton South East	South East	4 wks	91.6%	-
Spamedica Dorchester South West	South West	4 wks	94.1%	-
Spamedica Chester North West	North West	4 wks	91.1%	-
Spamedica Colchester East of England	East of England	4 wks	94.0%	-
Spamedica Haydock North West	North West	4 wks	92.3%	-
Spamedica Newcastle-under-lyme Midlands	Midlands	4 wks	98.3%	-
Spamedica Sittingbourne South East	South East	4 wks	92.6%	-
Spamedica Bradford North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	4 wks	87.4%	-
Spamedica Gloucester South West	South West	4 wks	82.4%	-
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth South East	South East	4 wks	99.2%	-
Spamedica Peterborough East of England	East of England	4 wks	93.9%	-
Spamedica Truro South West	South West	4 wks	95.7%	-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton South East	South East	4 wks	90.9%	-
Spamedica Wokingham South East	South East	4 wks	95.2%	1
Spamedica Chesterfield Midlands	Midlands	4 wks	96.4%	-
Spamedica Wolverhampton Midlands	Midlands	4 wks	90.8%	-
Spamedica Luton East of England	East of England	4 wks	86.9%	-
Spamedica Romford London	London	4 wks	91.7%	-
Spamedica Sheffield North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	4 wks	94.1%	-
Epsomedical Group South East	South East	4 wks	95.8%	-
Spamedica Coventry Midlands	Midlands	4 wks	91.0%	-
Anglia Community Eye Services Fakenham East of England	East of England	4 wks	90.2%	1
Spamedica Gateshead North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	4 wks	95.3%	-
Spamedica Chelmsford East of England	East of England	4 wks	91.7%	-
Spamedica Watford East of England	East of England	4 wks	93.7%	-
Spamedica Bristol South West	South West	4 wks	84.4%	-
Spamedica Bromley London	London	4 wks	89.8%	-
Aces Dartford South East	South East	4 wks	87.6%	1
Spamedica Poole South West	South West	4 wks	94.0%	-
Sulis Hospital Bath (Foxcote Avenue) South West	South West	4 wks	92.3%	-
Nuffield Health, Haywards Heath Hospital South East	South East	4 wks	95.0%	-
The Yorkshire Clinic North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	5 wks	90.6%	-
Spamedica Blackpool North West	North West	5 wks	85.7%	-
Spamedica Eye Hospital (Wakefield) North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	5 wks	93.9%	1
Spamedica Bolton North West	North West	5 wks	96.6%	-
Phoenix Health Solutions Limited HQ North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	5 wks	100.0%	-
Newmedica - Worcester Midlands	Midlands	5 wks	94.0%	-
Spamedica Hull North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	5 wks	96.4%	-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton Mallet South West	South West	5 wks	84.8%	2
Aces Chelmsford East of England	East of England	5 wks	83.3%	-
Aces Southampton South East	South East	5 wks	80.0%	-
Newmedica - Bromsgrove Midlands	Midlands	5 wks	97.0%	-
Spamedica Sale North West	North West	5 wks	94.0%	-
Chaucer Hospital South East	South East	5 wks	95.6%	-
Spamedica North Tyneside North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	5 wks	94.0%	-
Spamedica Leeds North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	5 wks	95.7%	-
Newmedica - Worksop - Dukeries Midlands	Midlands	5 wks	92.2%	-
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	5 wks	94.2%	-
Spamedica Oldham North West	North West	5 wks	95.4%	-
Spamedica Manchester North West	North West	5 wks	92.5%	-
Woodthorpe Hospital Midlands	Midlands	5 wks	94.8%	-
Newmedica - Nottingham Midlands	Midlands	5 wks	91.8%	1
Spamedica Leicester Midlands	Midlands	5 wks	95.2%	-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Barlborough Midlands	Midlands	5 wks	89.9%	-
Spamedica Carlisle North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	5 wks	94.3%	-
Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	5 wks	85.9%	8
Spamedica Newark Midlands	Midlands	5 wks	92.1%	1
Newmedica - Oxfordshire South East	South East	5 wks	94.4%	-
Spamedica Stockton-on-tees North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	5 wks	93.3%	-
Newmedica - Bristol - Litfield House South West	South West	5 wks	86.6%	-
Newmedica - North Derbyshire - Midland Court Midlands	Midlands	5 wks	91.8%	-
Spamedica Hereford Diagnostic And Treatment Centre Midlands	Midlands	6 wks	87.5%	-
Aces Bristol South West	South West	6 wks	84.6%	-
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	6 wks	89.9%	-
Spamedica Cambridge East of England	East of England	6 wks	93.7%	-
Spamedica Isle Of Wight Community Diagnostic & Treatment Centre South East	South East	6 wks	92.0%	-
Spamedica Dalston London	London	6 wks	88.6%	-
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	6 wks	88.0%	-
Plymouth Newmedica Ltd South West	South West	6 wks	90.6%	3
Ashtead Hospital South East	South East	6 wks	88.0%	-
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes South West	South West	6 wks	84.9%	-
Spamedica Worcester Midlands	Midlands	6 wks	83.4%	-
Newmedica Community Ophthalmology - Leeds North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	6 wks	88.4%	-
Aces Milton Keynes East of England	East of England	6 wks	83.3%	-
Woodlands Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	6 wks	87.5%	-
Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust London	London	6 wks	89.6%	-
Spamedica Portsmouth South East	South East	6 wks	91.9%	-
Newmedica - Northampton Midlands	Midlands	6 wks	88.3%	-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green South West	South West	6 wks	91.5%	-
Somerset Surgical Services HQ South West	South West	6 wks	94.1%	-
Warrington And Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	6 wks	89.9%	-
University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	6 wks	79.7%	33
Newmedica - Birmingham Midlands	Midlands	7 wks	93.2%	-
New Hall Hospital South West	South West	7 wks	92.8%	-
Rivers Hospital East of England	East of England	7 wks	84.0%	-
Practice Plus Group Ophthalmology - North West North West	North West	7 wks	98.7%	-
Probus Surgical Centre South West	South West	7 wks	90.3%	-
Optegra UK South East	South East	7 wks	94.0%	-
Clementine Churchill Hospital London	London	7 wks	100.0%	-
Newmedica - Bradford & Huddersfield North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	7 wks	92.0%	-
Nuffield Health The Holly Hospital East of England	East of England	7 wks	87.5%	-
Spamedica Norwich East of England	East of England	7 wks	88.8%	2
Goring Hall Hospital South East	South East	7 wks	80.2%	-
Newmedica - Darlington North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	7 wks	94.7%	-
Newcastle Newmedica Ltd North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	7 wks	96.0%	-
Newmedica - Teesside - North Ormesby North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	7 wks	97.0%	-
Newmedica - Swindon Murdock Road South West	South West	7 wks	76.6%	-
London Independent Hospital London	London	7 wks	93.6%	-
Aces Nottingham Midlands	Midlands	7 wks	89.2%	-
Newmedica - Shrewsbury Midlands	Midlands	7 wks	94.7%	2
Spamedica Southampton South East	South East	7 wks	65.6%	2
Spamedica Exeter South West	South West	7 wks	89.6%	-
Fulwood Hall Hospital North West	North West	7 wks	92.3%	-
South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	7 wks	82.3%	5
Glendon Wood Hospital Midlands	Midlands	7 wks	83.6%	-
Spamedica Telford Midlands	Midlands	7 wks	85.5%	-
The Stoneygate Eye Hospital Midlands	Midlands	7 wks	95.5%	-
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London	London	7 wks	84.3%	30
Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East	South East	7 wks	82.2%	2
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	7 wks	79.7%	6
Spamedica Birmingham Midlands	Midlands	7 wks	89.7%	-
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	7 wks	83.0%	1
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	7 wks	82.7%	7
Stourside Hospital Midlands	Midlands	7 wks	85.6%	1
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	7 wks	79.3%	112
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust London	London	7 wks	83.7%	-
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	7 wks	81.2%	-
Community Health And Eyecare Limited North West	North West	8 wks	89.9%	-
Newmedica - Ipswich East of England	East of England	8 wks	95.7%	-
Newmedica - Harrogate North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	8 wks	86.2%	-
Newmedica - Norwich East of England	East of England	8 wks	89.3%	-
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	8 wks	83.5%	-
Newmedica Suffolk - Bury St Edmunds - Clarity House East of England	East of England	8 wks	96.0%	-
University Hospitals Bristol And Weston NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	8 wks	75.0%	6
Spamedica Solihull Midlands	Midlands	8 wks	86.5%	-
Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc) South East	South East	8 wks	79.5%	-
Droitwich Spa Hospital Midlands	Midlands	8 wks	80.0%	-
Newmedica - Berkshire - Bracknell South East	South East	8 wks	65.3%	1
Wye Valley NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	8 wks	75.1%	13
Newmedica - Gloucester (Brighouse Court) South West	South West	8 wks	82.8%	2
Anglia Community Eye Service Ltd East of England	East of England	8 wks	87.2%	-
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East	South East	8 wks	75.8%	14
Newmedica - Exeter - Glen House South West	South West	8 wks	93.0%	-
Nuffield Health, Tees Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	8 wks	90.5%	-
Aces Liverpool North West	North West	8 wks	83.6%	-
Midland Eye (Eye-docs Ltd) Midlands	Midlands	9 wks	91.9%	-
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust South West	South West	9 wks	75.8%	2
Southend Private Hospital East of England	East of England	9 wks	69.0%	-
Newmedica - Langford South West	South West	9 wks	81.7%	1
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London	London	9 wks	76.5%	9
Aces White City London	London	9 wks	74.1%	-
Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London	London	9 wks	77.3%	-
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	9 wks	81.2%	-
Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust London	London	9 wks	81.1%	1
Blakelands Hospital East of England	East of England	9 wks	79.7%	1
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	9 wks	73.2%	10
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	9 wks	73.4%	8
Claremont Private Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	10 wks	76.2%	-
Shirley Oaks Hospital London	London	10 wks	84.4%	-
Fairfield Independent Hospital North West	North West	10 wks	81.6%	-
Aces Newcastle North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	10 wks	81.8%	-
Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust South East	South East	10 wks	76.0%	-
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	10 wks	71.8%	36
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	10 wks	80.5%	2
East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust East of England	East of England	10 wks	73.4%	13
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London	London	10 wks	76.3%	-
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	10 wks	74.5%	-
Whittington Health NHS Trust London	London	10 wks	73.0%	8
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	10 wks	70.9%	37
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	10 wks	76.7%	6
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	10 wks	83.8%	-
Ces Medical South East	South East	10 wks	95.6%	-
Newmedica - Wakefield North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	10 wks	86.9%	-
Ridgeway Hospital South West	South West	10 wks	81.9%	-
Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	10 wks	68.7%	19
Newmedica Leicester Midlands	Midlands	10 wks	79.7%	-
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	10 wks	72.0%	1
Bishops Wood Hospital London	London	10 wks	76.0%	-
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	11 wks	74.9%	1
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust South West	South West	11 wks	68.2%	37
Newmedica Aztec West South West	South West	11 wks	75.7%	2
Isight North West	North West	11 wks	81.6%	-
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust South East	South East	11 wks	72.7%	8
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	11 wks	72.0%	-
Aces Leeds King Street North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	11 wks	76.0%	-
Newmedica - Manchester West North West	North West	11 wks	80.1%	-
Circle Reading Hospital South East	South East	11 wks	83.0%	-
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	11 wks	70.7%	1
Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	11 wks	70.1%	-
Pinehill Hospital East of England	East of England	11 wks	77.5%	-
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	11 wks	73.8%	23
Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North West	North West	11 wks	70.8%	12
Spamedica Taunton South West	South West	11 wks	88.0%	-
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	11 wks	72.4%	22
North Downs Hospital South East	South East	11 wks	75.4%	-
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	11 wks	70.1%	7
Torbay And South Devon NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	11 wks	66.2%	93
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust North West	North West	11 wks	63.1%	92
County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	11 wks	69.5%	5
Aces Exeter South West	South West	12 wks	87.2%	-
Newmedica - Lincoln Midlands	Midlands	12 wks	74.2%	-
Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation Trust London	London	12 wks	71.3%	-
Newmedica - Gloucester (Aspen Medical Centre) South West	South West	12 wks	70.2%	2
St Hugh's Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	12 wks	87.3%	-
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	12 wks	64.5%	28
Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	12 wks	69.0%	63
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	12 wks	71.1%	-
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	12 wks	69.3%	3
The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	12 wks	72.3%	-
Fitzwilliam Hospital East of England	East of England	12 wks	71.6%	-
Blackheath Hospital London	London	12 wks	63.0%	-
Newmedica - Hertforshire - Welwyn Garden City East of England	East of England	12 wks	73.4%	-
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	12 wks	70.6%	3
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	12 wks	69.3%	-
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	12 wks	66.5%	18
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	12 wks	65.5%	9
Oaks Hospital East of England	East of England	12 wks	73.1%	-
St Edmunds Hospital East of England	East of England	12 wks	78.6%	-
Newmedica - Cheshire Oaks North West	North West	12 wks	77.4%	2
Anglia Community Eye Service - Cambridge East of England	East of England	12 wks	80.0%	-
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust East of England	East of England	12 wks	67.8%	52
Hendon Hospital London	London	12 wks	67.1%	-
Border Health Alliance Limited Midlands	Midlands	13 wks	67.6%	-
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	13 wks	64.6%	19
Newmedica - Berkshire South East	South East	13 wks	69.4%	12
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London	London	13 wks	66.6%	9
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	13 wks	62.9%	60
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	13 wks	62.7%	12
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	13 wks	63.9%	212
East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	13 wks	63.2%	42
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	13 wks	65.7%	14
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	13 wks	65.4%	17
Boston West Hospital Midlands	Midlands	13 wks	72.0%	1
Barts Health NHS Trust London	London	13 wks	67.1%	9
Nuffield Health, Wolverhampton Hospital Midlands	Midlands	13 wks	76.5%	-
Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	13 wks	60.1%	31
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	13 wks	64.6%	20
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	13 wks	61.3%	84
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	13 wks	61.1%	58
Beacon Park Hospital Midlands	Midlands	13 wks	71.0%	-
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London	London	13 wks	64.0%	265
Nuffield Health, Shrewsbury Hospital Midlands	Midlands	13 wks	91.6%	-
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	13 wks	63.2%	1
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	13 wks	62.7%	28
York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	13 wks	60.7%	63
Aces Manchester North West	North West	14 wks	67.0%	-
Anglia Community Eye Service - Thetford Healthy Living Centre East of England	East of England	14 wks	73.4%	2
Anglia Community Eye Service - Peterborough East of England	East of England	14 wks	73.4%	2
Newmedica - Brigg - Riverside Surgery North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	14 wks	69.7%	-
Newmedica Community Ophthalmology - North East Lincolnshire - Grimsby North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	14 wks	69.1%	-
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust East of England	East of England	14 wks	62.4%	44
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	14 wks	62.8%	6
Isle Of Wight NHS Trust South East	South East	14 wks	62.6%	-
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	14 wks	59.2%	165
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	14 wks	61.4%	-
Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	14 wks	58.1%	512
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	14 wks	61.1%	2
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	14 wks	61.4%	165
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	14 wks	61.4%	69
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust South East	South East	14 wks	59.7%	118
Newmedica - Hampshire South East	South East	14 wks	60.9%	3
Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	15 wks	60.3%	3
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	15 wks	58.0%	49
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	15 wks	58.5%	13
Lincoln Private Hospital Midlands	Midlands	15 wks	67.2%	-
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	15 wks	57.6%	19
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	15 wks	57.8%	32
University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	15 wks	57.1%	91
Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London	London	15 wks	57.1%	62
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	15 wks	56.3%	233
Healthshare Diagnostics South East	South East	16 wks	57.1%	1
East Cheshire NHS Trust North West	North West	16 wks	56.0%	18
Mount Stuart Hospital South West	South West	16 wks	60.9%	-
University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	16 wks	56.6%	45
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	16 wks	56.7%	12
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	16 wks	54.5%	321
University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	17 wks	53.1%	251
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London	London	17 wks	50.5%	-
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	17 wks	51.4%	172
Bath Clinic South West	South West	18 wks	51.3%	-
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	18 wks	50.7%	183
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	19 wks	47.2%	323
Nuffield Health, North Staffordshire Hospital Midlands	Midlands	20 wks	41.8%	1
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	21 wks	43.8%	364

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the NHS Ophthalmology (Eye Care) waiting list?

The NHS Ophthalmology (Eye Care) waiting list in England has about 600,363 patients currently waiting for treatment. The typical wait is around 9 weeks (2 months), based on data from 298 hospitals. Waiting times vary significantly between hospitals, so it's worth comparing your options before accepting a referral.

How long will I wait to see an ophthalmologist on the NHS?

The headline NHS waiting time is the wait from your GP's referral to your first outpatient appointment, which is the first time you actually see an ophthalmologist. Nationally this currently averages about 9 weeks. In our data it ranges from as short as 1 weeks at the fastest hospital to 21 weeks at the slowest, so where you are referred matters. Any tests, procedures or treatment that follow that first appointment may have their own waits on top.

What percentage of Ophthalmology (Eye Care) patients are seen within 18 weeks?

Across the NHS, 80% of Ophthalmology (Eye Care) patients are currently seen within the 18-week target. The NHS constitutional standard is 92%.

Can I choose which hospital I'm referred to?

Yes. Under the NHS Constitution, patients in England have the right to choose which hospital they are referred to for a first outpatient appointment. You can use WaitRadar to compare waiting times and discuss your options with your GP.

Source: NHS England RTT statistics. about our methodology

This is informational data, not medical advice. Always discuss referral options with your GP. Full disclaimer.