Eyes at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford Royal and Fairfield General ophthalmology waiting times: most people treated waited 27 to 59 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 18 weeks and 9 in 10 under 44 weeks. 51% are within 18 weeks.

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Has A&E

Half seen within 27 weeks, 9 in 10 within 59 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 18 weeks, 9 in 10 under 44 weeks. 618 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 Northern Care Alliance 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 202419.864.319.1
October 202430.561.917.7
November 202428.160.518.0
December 202426.858.217.9
January 202527.460.316.7
February 202528.055.417.1
March 202529.457.617.4
April 202524.659.817.3
May 202527.858.318.3
June 202532.760.720.3
July 202534.060.320.0
August 202528.656.321.7
September 202530.056.021.5
October 202529.753.620.6
November 202529.253.520.3
December 202527.355.921.2
January 202627.257.221.9
February 202627.755.920.9
March 202632.857.217.9
April 202630.759.615.6
May 202631.760.516.3
June 202626.559.216.1
July 202626.952.917.9
August 202626.659.317.8

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.

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