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Ophthalmology waiting times at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
3,920
Seen within 18 weeks
80.5%
Typical (median) wait
7.9 wks
Waiting over a year
7
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Ophthalmology · % of the waiting list
70%80%90%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%80.5%77.4%April 202184.0%May 202187.2%June 202188.7%July 202190.1%August 202187.7%September 202184.4%October 202186.0%November 202185.6%December 202183.6%January 202283.7%February 202281.8%March 202275.2%April 202375.9%May 202376.3%June 202375.7%July 202373.2%August 202371.6%September 202372.1%October 202371.7%November 202370.4%December 202371.3%January 202471.6%February 202473.0%March 202473.7%April 202475.0%May 202473.3%June 202472.3%July 202471.2%August 202472.2%September 202474.3%October 202474.4%November 202473.8%December 202474.1%January 202573.5%February 202573.8%March 202576.0%April 202575.9%May 202575.7%June 202574.9%July 202573.5%August 202574.6%September 202575.8%October 202576.1%November 202576.3%December 202576.0%January 202675.8%February 202677.3%March 202678.0%April 202680.1%May 202681.0%June 202680.5%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
16.7 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
52.7%
Patients treated
298
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
6.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
87.6%
Patients treated
1,150
in July 2026

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

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