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Ophthalmology waiting times at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
2,933
Seen within 18 weeks
60.7%
Typical (median) wait
14.0 wks
Waiting over a year
40
Waiting over 65 weeks
1
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Ophthalmology · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%60.7%63.1%April 202166.3%May 202168.9%June 202172.2%July 202172.9%August 202162.0%September 202162.2%October 202161.2%November 202151.6%December 202151.6%January 202253.6%February 202253.8%March 202261.2%April 202364.1%May 202364.4%June 202365.3%July 202364.4%August 202362.8%September 202363.8%October 202362.2%November 202360.6%December 202361.4%January 202461.0%February 202460.7%March 202464.2%April 202464.9%May 202464.8%June 202464.5%July 202461.8%August 202460.3%September 202459.5%October 202459.2%November 202460.6%December 202461.1%January 202564.0%February 202563.3%March 202563.6%April 202564.9%May 202565.5%June 202565.2%July 202563.6%August 202564.3%September 202564.3%October 202562.9%November 202561.7%December 202558.3%January 202657.8%February 202657.0%March 202656.2%April 202659.6%May 202660.4%June 202660.7%July 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for ophthalmology patients who started treatment in July 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
31.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
27.6%
Patients treated
185
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
10.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
59.4%
Patients treated
451
in July 2026

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

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