Eyes at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Princess Royal and Worthing ophthalmology waiting times: most people treated waited 17 to 56 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 17 weeks and 9 in 10 under 45 weeks. 52% 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 University Hospitals Sussex 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 202419.764.917.7
October 202419.665.117.7
November 202425.063.117.2
December 202417.263.517.5
January 202515.561.617.5
February 202516.162.117.9
March 202516.159.018.9
April 202513.457.518.5
May 202519.560.218.4
June 202516.459.417.7
July 202519.458.616.9
August 202516.458.017.1
September 202520.260.316.6
October 202519.658.616.9
November 202523.758.016.3
December 202515.853.816.3
January 202618.354.516.4
February 202615.451.216.2
March 202619.752.614.9
April 202613.650.715.0
May 202616.351.715.9
June 202615.351.516.4
July 202617.253.917.1
August 202616.956.217.4

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Spamedica Brighton

Independent hospital, 11.5 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

Optegra Eye Hospital Brighton

Independent hospital, 11 miles away

7 to 15weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 15 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 5 weeks, 9 in 10 under 13 weeks. 435 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Goring Hall Hospital

Independent hospital, 3 miles away

15 to 30weeks

Half seen within 15 weeks, 9 in 10 within 30 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 7 weeks, 9 in 10 under 21 weeks. 45 people treated in the month.

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