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Compare hospitals for ophthalmology

Every NHS trust in England that reports ophthalmology, compared side by side. Waiting-list figures are for incomplete pathways (people still waiting to start treatment).

The best hospital depends on what matters most to you — a shorter wait, a better outcome, or a shorter journey. Sort by each to compare.

108 trusts. Data: July 2026. Source: NHS England RTT statistics. CQC inspection ratings aren't shown here — see each trust's profile page, linked from every row.

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#TrustMedian waitWithin 18 wks
1The Walton Centre NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool3.0 wks100.0%
2Birmingham Women's And Children's NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham5.5 wks100.0%
3Airedale NHS Foundation TrustKeighley5.8 wks78.2%
4Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWigan6.0 wks83.3%
5Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation TrustHuddersfield6.4 wks88.2%
6London North West University Healthcare NHS TrustHarrow6.5 wks88.6%
7Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS TrustCarshalton6.9 wks92.3%
8Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCrewe7.3 wks84.4%
9Walsall Healthcare NHS TrustWalsall7.3 wks84.2%
10Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon7.4 wks84.7%
11Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLeeds7.6 wks83.0%
12Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation TrustBath7.7 wks88.4%
13Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCheltenham7.8 wks87.4%
14University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation TrustKendal7.8 wks77.3%
15Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS TrustTruro7.9 wks80.5%
16Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS TrustRomford7.9 wks84.3%
17East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS TrustStevenage7.9 wks78.2%
18North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation TrustWarrington8.0 wks87.4%
19East Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustSt. Leonards-On-Sea8.1 wks81.9%
20Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBasingstoke8.2 wks84.1%
21The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNewcastle Upon Tyne8.3 wks80.1%
22Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation TrustGrimsby8.3 wks80.4%
23Bristol NHS Foundation TrustBristol8.4 wks75.9%
24Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon8.4 wks81.2%
25Harrogate And District NHS Foundation TrustHarrogate8.4 wks80.8%
26The Rotherham NHS Foundation TrustRotherham8.5 wks80.1%
27Somerset NHS Foundation TrustTaunton8.6 wks77.8%
28Whittington Health NHS TrustLondon8.6 wks82.9%
29Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS TrustSmethwick8.9 wks78.0%
30Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon9.0 wks76.8%
31Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustRedhill9.0 wks77.8%
32North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustCarlisle9.1 wks82.1%
33South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation TrustSunderland9.2 wks77.2%
34Salisbury NHS Foundation TrustSalisbury9.3 wks82.1%
35Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBradford9.4 wks76.4%
36Wye Valley NHS TrustHereford9.4 wks77.1%
37Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation TrustKingston Upon Thames9.5 wks80.6%
38Frimley Health NHS Foundation TrustCamberley9.5 wks72.4%
39University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS TrustLeicester9.6 wks75.8%
40Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS TrustMaidstone9.6 wks76.4%
41Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool9.7 wks76.6%
42Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustPreston9.8 wks76.4%
43Northampton General Hospital NHS TrustNorthampton9.8 wks79.2%
44George Eliot Hospital NHS TrustNuneaton9.8 wks74.1%
45York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustYork9.9 wks71.4%
46Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation TrustKettering9.9 wks80.7%
47The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustUxbridge10.2 wks75.7%
48Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation TrustDorchester10.5 wks71.5%
49South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustMiddlesbrough10.6 wks78.6%
50United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLincoln10.7 wks71.6%
51Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation TrustReading10.7 wks81.7%
52Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation TrustChesterfield10.8 wks72.4%
53Bolton NHS Foundation TrustBolton10.9 wks71.2%
54Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustManchester11.0 wks68.9%
55Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDoncaster11.0 wks68.3%
56West Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustBury St. Edmunds11.0 wks71.5%
57County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation TrustDarlington11.1 wks67.5%
58Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS TrustWakefield11.2 wks68.5%
59East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustBlackburn11.2 wks67.2%
60Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation TrustBarnsley11.2 wks69.3%
61University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton11.3 wks68.6%
62The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS TrustShrewsbury11.3 wks74.4%
63Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustPrescot11.4 wks73.5%
64The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustHarlow11.5 wks68.2%
65Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustChester11.5 wks68.2%
66Barts Health NHS TrustLondon11.6 wks69.0%
67University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation TrustPoole11.6 wks73.0%
68Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBlackpool11.6 wks65.5%
69Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCambridge11.7 wks67.0%
70Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLuton11.8 wks66.4%
71Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation TrustEast Grinstead11.8 wks69.7%
72Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustLondon11.9 wks66.8%
73University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham12.1 wks65.8%
74The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation TrustKing's Lynn12.1 wks64.7%
75James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustGreat Yarmouth12.2 wks63.3%
76Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustWorcester12.4 wks67.6%
77The Royal Wolverhampton NHS TrustWolverhampton12.6 wks64.7%
78University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation TrustDerby12.7 wks65.1%
79North West Anglia NHS Foundation TrustPeterborough12.8 wks60.5%
80The Dudley Group NHS Foundation TrustDudley12.8 wks63.6%
81Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustChertsey12.9 wks65.6%
82East Cheshire NHS TrustMacclesfield12.9 wks65.8%
83East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation TrustColchester13.0 wks64.1%
84East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation TrustCanterbury13.0 wks61.0%
85Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustNottingham13.1 wks64.0%
86Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustHull13.3 wks62.1%
87Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS TrustAmersham13.3 wks64.4%
88King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon13.4 wks62.4%
89Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon13.5 wks64.3%
90Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustExeter13.6 wks60.9%
91West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustWatford13.6 wks62.5%
92Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSutton-In-Ashfield13.6 wks59.7%
93Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNorwich13.7 wks63.0%
94South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation TrustWarwick13.8 wks60.6%
95Isle Of Wight NHS TrustNewport13.8 wks60.6%
96Royal Surrey NHS Foundation TrustGuildford13.9 wks60.6%
97Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation TrustWestcliff-On-Sea14.0 wks59.3%
98Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustPortsmouth14.0 wks58.6%
99Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSwindon14.0 wks60.7%
100Stockport NHS Foundation TrustStockport14.1 wks60.2%
101Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustWirral14.3 wks60.5%
102University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS TrustStoke-On-Trent15.4 wks55.8%
103University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS TrustCoventry16.6 wks53.1%
104Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustMilton Keynes16.9 wks53.0%
105University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustWorthing17.1 wks51.8%
106St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon17.5 wks52.4%
107Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation TrustSalford17.9 wks50.3%
108Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustOxford18.2 wks49.6%

Tip: for planned care you can usually ask to be referred to any trust — one with a higher “% within 18 weeks” may treat you sooner. Your right to choose.

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