Eyes at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Leeds General Infirmary and St James ophthalmology waiting times: most people treated waited 9 to 30 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 8 weeks and 9 in 10 under 24 weeks. 83% are within 18 weeks.

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Has A&E

Half seen within 9 weeks, 9 in 10 within 30 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 24 weeks. 1,251 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 Leeds Teaching 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 20247.129.78.2
October 20247.331.67.5
November 20247.231.37.8
December 20247.230.78.5
January 20257.730.49.3
February 20257.230.27.7
March 20256.730.27.5
April 20256.938.47.9
May 20257.134.98.5
June 20257.533.18.2
July 20257.127.97.8
August 20257.032.88.1
September 20257.433.38.4
October 20257.932.88.1
November 20257.731.98.0
December 20257.530.68.7
January 20269.038.08.9
February 202610.036.27.1
March 20268.433.16.8
April 20269.133.57.1
May 20269.230.77.5
June 20269.030.67.3
July 20269.832.37.6
August 20268.930.28.1

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
4 to 28weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 28 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 27 weeks. 541 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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