Eyes at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Barnsley ophthalmology waiting times: most people treated waited 8 to 34 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 30 weeks. 68% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 8 weeks, 9 in 10 within 34 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 30 weeks. 864 people treated in the month.

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Based on the waiting-now figures for August 2026. Not a prediction of your own wait: urgency decides who is seen first.

How the wait has changed

Ophthalmology at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 24 months to August 2026
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Shaded band: half to 9 in 10 of people treated that month. Line: the median wait of people still waiting. Weeks on the left.

The numbers behind the chart
MonthTreated, half withinTreated, 9 in 10 withinWaiting now, half within
September 20246.723.96.1
October 20246.121.86.1
November 20246.819.75.8
December 20245.319.46.9
January 20257.019.06.8
February 20254.419.25.5
March 20255.421.46.6
April 20256.419.67.0
May 20257.324.46.5
June 20257.625.27.1
July 20258.022.98.0
August 20259.024.59.3
September 202511.925.410.5
October 202512.028.410.2
November 202514.633.210.1
December 20259.234.012.2
January 202617.531.711.9
February 202614.233.910.7
March 20268.634.09.6
April 20269.436.810.3
May 202611.133.911.1
June 202610.235.011.0
July 20269.234.011.2
August 20268.034.011.8

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 11.9 miles away

3 to 25weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 25 weeks. 492 people treated in the month.

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5 to 24weeks

Half seen within 5 weeks, 9 in 10 within 24 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 751 people treated in the month.

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Spamedica Chesterfield

Independent hospital, 22.9 miles away

7 to 16weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 16 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 20 weeks. 136 people treated in the month.

NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.

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