Eyes at Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Countess of Chester ophthalmology waiting times: most people treated waited 17 to 48 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 11 weeks and 9 in 10 under 32 weeks. 71% are within 18 weeks.

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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 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 24 months to August 2026
03570September 2024August 2026

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 20246.335.312.0
October 20246.535.910.8
November 20246.841.711.8
December 20245.037.214.6
January 20258.436.215.9
February 20253.539.716.0
March 20254.541.214.9
April 20256.444.914.3
May 20256.536.714.3
June 20254.042.514.4
July 20258.753.313.5
August 20255.457.614.7
September 20258.757.415.0
October 202512.259.314.6
November 202513.158.114.2
December 20258.858.314.6
January 202611.258.114.2
February 202610.653.513.0
March 20268.153.610.3
April 20266.250.611.5
May 20267.848.712.6
June 202611.952.211.6
July 202613.150.111.5
August 202617.248.311.3

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Aces Liverpool

Independent hospital, 14.4 miles away

4 to 9weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 9 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 26 weeks. 28 people treated in the month.

Has A&E
6 to 25weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 24 weeks. 475 people treated in the month.

Has A&E
7 to 26weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 26 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 24 weeks. 903 people treated in the month.

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