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Ophthalmology waiting times at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
3,211
Seen within 18 weeks
77.8%
Typical (median) wait
8.6 wks
Waiting over a year
17
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%77.8%46.5%April 202147.6%May 202151.2%June 202154.0%July 202156.7%August 202158.9%September 202159.3%October 202159.4%November 202157.0%December 202156.3%January 202254.6%February 202252.8%March 202256.1%April 202356.5%May 202357.2%June 202355.9%July 202357.2%August 202356.6%September 202357.8%October 202358.8%November 202357.0%December 202356.8%January 202459.8%February 202458.7%March 202461.2%April 202463.6%May 202463.4%June 202462.2%July 202461.7%August 202465.1%September 202464.6%October 202465.0%November 202466.9%December 202466.9%January 202566.1%February 202567.0%March 202569.8%April 202569.8%May 202570.9%June 202568.9%July 202567.6%August 202569.5%September 202570.4%October 202569.9%November 202570.3%December 202571.1%January 202673.2%February 202677.1%March 202679.2%April 202680.1%May 202679.1%June 202677.8%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
10.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
70.6%
Patients treated
293
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
5.7 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
84.0%
Patients treated
763
in July 2026

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

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