Eyes at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Leighton ophthalmology waiting times: most people treated waited 7 to 26 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 8 weeks and 9 in 10 under 24 weeks. 82% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 26 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 24 weeks. 903 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 Mid Cheshire Hospitals 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 20245.447.313.6
October 20245.546.412.3
November 20244.841.811.4
December 20244.746.011.3
January 20256.045.011.5
February 20255.238.18.3
March 20255.132.36.9
April 20254.729.17.9
May 20255.131.28.4
June 20255.133.88.0
July 20254.221.39.1
August 20257.438.39.9
September 20258.042.29.8
October 20258.435.010.3
November 20258.338.111.0
December 20257.536.712.6
January 20268.038.613.8
February 20266.635.514.1
March 20267.333.97.9
April 20267.534.37.8
May 20266.930.97.3
June 20267.533.97.5
July 20267.327.87.3
August 20267.426.47.5

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas 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.

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Spamedica Newcastle-Under-Lyme

Independent hospital, 11.4 miles away

7 to 17weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 17 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 11 weeks. 228 people treated in the month.

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

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