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Sunderland Eye Infirmary

Queen Alexandra Road, Sunderland, SR2 9HP · Run by South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

CQC rating published 10 June 2020 — this rating applies to this specific location. About CQC ratings

Performance at a glance

Treated or seen within 18 weeks
Trust-wide
76.7%
Better than 85% of trustsData: May 2026
Typical (median) wait
Trust-wide
9.5 wks
Better than 88% of trustsData: May 2026
Patients on the waiting list
Trust-wide
58,846
Data: May 2026
Waiting over a year
Trust-wide
0
Better than 100% of trustsData: May 2026
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
Trust-wide
75.5%
Better than 60% of trustsData: Jun 2026
A&E attendances
Trust-wide
19,597
Data: Jun 2026
12-hour trolley waits
Trust-wide
1
Better than 82% of trustsData: Jun 2026

NHS England publishes waiting-time and A&E figures per trust, not per building — figures marked Trust-wide cover all hospitals run by South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.

Waiting times by specialty

Trust-wide (South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust) · Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics

SpecialtyWaitingWithin 18 wksMedian wait52+ wks
Ophthalmology8,80183.0%8.8 wks0
Trauma and Orthopaedic8,30458.1%15.1 wks0
Urology6,22766.5%12.2 wks0
Ear Nose and Throat5,21083.0%8.5 wks0
Oral Surgery4,91965.5%12.7 wks0
General Surgery4,37582.4%7.4 wks0
Other - Others3,46793.2%3.7 wks0
Other - Paediatrics3,18276.8%10.8 wks0
Gynaecology3,03083.6%8.6 wks0
Respiratory Medicine2,75577.0%9.6 wks0
Cardiology2,20084.2%7.0 wks0
Other - Medicals1,59486.9%6.1 wks0
Neurology1,44489.0%7.8 wks0
Gastroenterology1,15197.0%4.3 wks0
Rheumatology1,08378.5%9.7 wks0
Elderly Medicine1,02680.2%7.4 wks0
Other - Surgicals7893.6%5.9 wks0

About this data

Every figure on this page comes from an official publication: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics, NHS England A&E statistics, and the Care Quality Commission directory. Data periods are shown against each figure — NHS England publishes with a lag of around six weeks. Read the full methodology.