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Ophthalmology waiting times at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
3,257
Seen within 18 weeks
60.5%
Typical (median) wait
14.3 wks
Waiting over a year
12
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%60.5%54.6%April 202158.0%May 202166.1%June 202169.9%July 202168.0%August 202170.2%September 202171.0%October 202173.1%November 202173.9%December 202172.9%January 202270.7%February 202266.0%March 202262.0%April 202362.9%May 202361.5%June 202360.7%July 202358.5%August 202357.0%September 202355.9%October 202355.7%November 202350.4%December 202350.5%January 202449.2%February 202446.5%March 202447.2%April 202448.8%May 202449.5%June 202452.4%July 202452.9%August 202453.3%September 202451.7%October 202451.5%November 202450.7%December 202451.8%January 202552.6%February 202554.1%March 202557.3%April 202563.2%May 202561.5%June 202559.2%July 202558.5%August 202556.8%September 202557.8%October 202557.2%November 202558.7%December 202558.9%January 202658.5%February 202661.0%March 202660.1%April 202662.0%May 202661.7%June 202660.5%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
24.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
37.5%
Patients treated
120
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
19.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
47.2%
Patients treated
453
in July 2026

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

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