Eyes at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

John Radcliffe and Horton General ophthalmology waiting times: most people treated waited 19 to 57 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 18 weeks and 9 in 10 under 45 weeks. 51% are within 18 weeks.

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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 Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 24 months to August 2026
03570September 2024August 2026

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 202419.356.117.6
October 202419.652.416.6
November 202421.352.316.3
December 202418.151.417.2
January 202521.352.616.9
February 202518.557.518.0
March 202520.951.917.2
April 202521.451.915.3
May 202520.655.816.1
June 202518.852.016.5
July 202519.554.816.8
August 202519.851.617.7
September 202518.854.317.0
October 202517.257.416.6
November 202523.456.015.8
December 202514.854.216.3
January 202618.858.616.9
February 202617.659.417.5
March 202618.755.715.3
April 202617.855.714.4
May 202616.355.916.7
June 202617.458.117.2
July 202617.857.718.2
August 202618.756.917.6

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Spamedica Oxford

Independent hospital, 7.6 miles away

6 to 15weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 15 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 21 weeks. 142 people treated in the month.

Has A&E

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 24.3 miles away

8 to 21weeks

Half seen within 8 weeks, 9 in 10 within 21 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 11 weeks, 9 in 10 under 25 weeks. 397 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Newmedica - Oxfordshire

Independent hospital, 7.5 miles away

10 to 26weeks

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

Waiting now: half have waited under 13 weeks, 9 in 10 under 27 weeks. 225 people treated in the month.

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