Eyes at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester Royal Infirmary and Wythenshawe ophthalmology waiting times: most people treated waited 12 to 44 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 34 weeks. 68% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 12 weeks, 9 in 10 within 44 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 34 weeks. 2,051 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 Manchester University 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 202412.554.515.4
October 202412.755.915.2
November 202411.657.215.2
December 202410.656.816.4
January 202512.257.916.4
February 202511.955.815.8
March 202512.458.215.4
April 202510.655.814.0
May 202511.457.614.4
June 202512.256.913.8
July 202510.557.413.6
August 202512.357.714.1
September 202512.556.513.6
October 202512.252.013.9
November 202512.553.214.1
December 202512.452.714.1
January 202612.351.014.0
February 202613.750.613.1
March 202614.450.711.4
April 202612.150.511.4
May 202612.952.211.6
June 202613.247.411.0
July 202612.644.611.0
August 202611.943.811.6

Faster options within 25 miles

Has A&E
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.

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.

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

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