Eyes at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Whiston and Ormskirk District General ophthalmology waiting times: most people treated waited 8 to 28 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 31 weeks. 69% are within 18 weeks.

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How the wait has changed

Ophthalmology at Mersey and West Lancashire 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 20249.335.114.3
October 202410.139.214.8
November 202411.138.413.6
December 20247.335.912.7
January 202510.439.112.6
February 20259.344.511.9
March 20258.545.79.8
April 20257.039.410.9
May 20257.337.711.8
June 20257.430.112.3
July 20257.333.111.3
August 20257.435.911.1
September 20257.535.411.6
October 20257.938.912.0
November 20258.737.212.5
December 20258.033.812.1
January 202611.339.112.4
February 20268.233.611.1
March 20267.536.09.7
April 20268.237.210.3
May 20268.233.311.1
June 20266.732.410.7
July 20266.030.911.4
August 20267.528.411.7

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest wait Free on the NHS

Aces Liverpool

Independent hospital, 8.5 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.

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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.

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