Eyes at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

East Surrey ophthalmology waiting times: most people treated waited 13 to 37 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 10 weeks and 9 in 10 under 25 weeks. 79% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 13 weeks, 9 in 10 within 37 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 25 weeks. 835 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 Surrey and Sussex Healthcare 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 202413.039.311.5
October 202413.036.611.0
November 202413.138.410.2
December 202410.335.910.9
January 202510.836.111.7
February 202510.938.612.2
March 20259.640.211.5
April 20259.035.011.0
May 20258.236.712.2
June 202511.538.710.4
July 20258.538.510.8
August 20259.748.511.0
September 20259.847.811.7
October 202512.244.49.1
November 20258.534.69.2
December 20258.829.510.4
January 202610.433.99.6
February 20268.532.07.1
March 20269.230.17.1
April 20266.723.48.7
May 20267.930.29.4
June 20267.021.09.1
July 20269.636.69.0
August 202612.937.39.5

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Spamedica Croydon

Independent hospital, 11.4 miles away

4 to 16weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 16 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 28 weeks. 122 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Spamedica Brighton

Independent hospital, 18.7 miles away

4 to 16weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 16 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 24 weeks. 214 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Spamedica Epsom

Independent hospital, 9.2 miles away

5 to 16weeks

Half seen within 5 weeks, 9 in 10 within 16 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 5 weeks, 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 286 people treated in the month.

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

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