Eyes at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

New Cross ophthalmology waiting times: most people treated waited 12 to 46 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 41 weeks. 64% are within 18 weeks.

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12 to 46weeks

Half seen within 12 weeks, 9 in 10 within 46 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 41 weeks. 2,065 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 The Royal Wolverhampton 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 202412.439.811.6
October 202410.942.812.1
November 202412.543.111.9
December 202412.645.613.2
January 202514.445.814.4
February 202516.150.914.0
March 202515.353.214.5
April 202513.252.413.2
May 202514.853.114.1
June 202517.853.713.6
July 202516.950.913.4
August 202520.145.212.5
September 202518.941.212.1
October 202513.238.512.4
November 202511.338.112.7
December 202510.738.714.0
January 20269.942.315.8
February 202612.747.315.3
March 202613.148.411.9
April 202611.348.912.0
May 202610.450.413.1
June 202611.852.413.6
July 202611.752.012.6
August 202611.946.112.4

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
1 to 25weeks

Half seen within 1 week, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 27 weeks. 3,579 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Newmedica - Bromsgrove

Independent hospital, 18.2 miles away

6 to 26weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 26 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 20 weeks. 216 people treated in the month.

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

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