Eyes at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Royal Blackburn ophthalmology waiting times: most people treated waited 15 to 48 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 36 weeks. 67% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 15 weeks, 9 in 10 within 48 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 36 weeks. 875 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 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS 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 202417.141.811.5
October 202416.643.79.6
November 202414.845.69.3
December 202414.141.110.7
January 202514.640.410.4
February 202514.031.910.4
March 202513.335.29.7
April 202512.346.210.2
May 202512.242.09.9
June 202511.939.610.3
July 202512.645.111.4
August 202513.549.911.7
September 202514.553.111.7
October 202513.448.711.9
November 202511.751.612.1
December 202513.351.412.6
January 202613.152.512.9
February 202614.152.411.4
March 202613.456.49.8
April 202613.153.810.0
May 202612.751.211.1
June 202615.252.210.8
July 202614.550.511.2
August 202614.848.411.8

Faster options within 25 miles

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Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 23.3 miles away

5 to 33weeks

Half seen within 5 weeks, 9 in 10 within 33 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 28 weeks. 182 people treated in the month.

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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.

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

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