Eyes at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

George Eliot Hospital - Acute Services ophthalmology waiting times: most people treated waited 15 to 36 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 9 weeks and 9 in 10 under 26 weeks. 76% are within 18 weeks.

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15 to 36weeks

Half seen within 15 weeks, 9 in 10 within 36 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 26 weeks. 261 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 George Eliot Hospital 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 202427.953.48.8
October 202426.152.810.2
November 202425.354.312.3
December 202423.656.414.8
January 202534.462.115.3
February 202522.851.517.6
March 202522.251.916.2
April 202510.848.915.5
May 202513.049.917.4
June 202510.245.416.5
July 202516.255.516.9
August 202529.656.416.9
September 202524.055.116.5
October 202523.055.916.4
November 202519.457.516.4
December 202517.957.014.3
January 202620.053.613.5
February 202616.047.812.7
March 202618.951.48.5
April 202613.241.19.1
May 202613.336.89.9
June 202614.441.89.7
July 202613.736.19.8
August 202614.536.18.8

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
1 to 25weeks

Half seen within 1 week, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 27 weeks. 3,579 people treated in the month.

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Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust, 22.4 miles away

8 to 26weeks

Half seen within 8 weeks, 9 in 10 within 26 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 7 weeks, 9 in 10 under 24 weeks. 232 people treated in the month.

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

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