Eyes at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Berkshire and King Edward Vii ophthalmology waiting times: most people treated waited 8 to 21 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 11 weeks and 9 in 10 under 25 weeks. 78% are within 18 weeks.

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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.

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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 Royal Berkshire 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 20246.817.89.9
October 20246.620.09.4
November 20245.417.99.7
December 20246.019.39.8
January 20255.916.410.3
February 20256.119.910.0
March 20256.219.310.2
April 20255.919.210.3
May 20256.618.110.6
June 20258.119.110.7
July 20258.117.910.6
August 20258.423.310.5
September 20258.119.410.6
October 20257.621.110.8
November 20257.619.79.8
December 20256.317.610.8
January 20267.823.210.9
February 20267.320.410.1
March 20266.521.58.6
April 20267.218.49.4
May 20267.517.99.7
June 20269.018.49.9
July 20267.819.310.7
August 20268.021.011.0

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Circle Reading Hospital

Independent hospital, 1.7 miles away

3 to 33weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 33 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 33 weeks. 70 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Spamedica Wokingham

Independent hospital, 5.8 miles away

6 to 14weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 14 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 23 weeks. 185 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Optegra (Surrey Eye Hospital)

Independent hospital, 20.8 miles away

7 to 18weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 18 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 5 weeks, 9 in 10 under 15 weeks. 550 people treated in the month.

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

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