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Ophthalmology waiting times at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
12,001
Seen within 18 weeks
68.9%
Typical (median) wait
11.0 wks
Waiting over a year
22
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Ophthalmology · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%68.9%59.9%April 202162.4%May 202164.1%June 202163.8%July 202163.2%August 202162.6%September 202161.5%October 202163.7%November 202161.5%December 202160.8%January 202261.3%February 202261.6%March 202246.9%April 202350.1%May 202348.3%June 202347.5%July 202351.0%August 202350.6%September 202352.6%October 202353.4%November 202351.6%December 202351.5%January 202453.2%February 202453.5%March 202454.4%April 202457.3%May 202456.4%June 202455.9%July 202456.0%August 202455.5%September 202455.7%October 202455.5%November 202453.5%December 202453.5%January 202554.6%February 202555.4%March 202555.6%April 202558.0%May 202559.1%June 202558.5%July 202559.2%August 202560.1%September 202559.5%October 202558.7%November 202559.4%December 202559.0%January 202661.3%February 202664.3%March 202665.3%April 202667.3%May 202669.2%June 202668.9%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
12.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
64.8%
Patients treated
722
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
12.7 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
60.3%
Patients treated
1,581
in July 2026

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

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