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Ophthalmology waiting times at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
9,256
Seen within 18 weeks
64.7%
Typical (median) wait
12.6 wks
Waiting over a year
95
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%64.7%81.9%April 202183.2%May 202185.5%June 202185.3%July 202184.7%August 202184.3%September 202183.5%October 202183.8%November 202181.8%December 202179.9%January 202276.9%February 202275.5%March 202278.5%April 202378.3%May 202377.2%June 202375.0%July 202374.0%August 202373.1%September 202374.6%October 202375.0%November 202373.3%December 202371.2%January 202472.6%February 202469.7%March 202470.5%April 202470.8%May 202468.9%June 202469.8%July 202469.1%August 202467.8%September 202466.3%October 202465.0%November 202463.9%December 202460.7%January 202560.3%February 202559.3%March 202559.3%April 202560.4%May 202562.3%June 202562.6%July 202565.0%August 202567.0%September 202566.3%October 202564.4%November 202561.8%December 202556.3%January 202656.3%February 202661.9%March 202662.1%April 202661.6%May 202661.3%June 202664.7%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
24.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
29.5%
Patients treated
414
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
8.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
70.5%
Patients treated
1,796
in July 2026

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

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