Eyes at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Albert Edward Infirmary ophthalmology waiting times: most people treated waited 5 to 18 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 7 weeks and 9 in 10 under 26 weeks. 82% are within 18 weeks.

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How the wait has changed

Ophthalmology at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals 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 20246.544.911.8
October 20246.135.510.2
November 20245.127.89.1
December 20243.126.310.2
January 20255.327.09.6
February 20254.425.27.1
March 20254.125.16.2
April 20253.320.76.8
May 20254.721.27.1
June 20254.521.76.7
July 20254.518.27.2
August 20254.318.37.7
September 20254.519.97.5
October 20254.818.77.0
November 20253.819.86.1
December 20253.421.66.3
January 20264.016.16.7
February 20263.622.25.3
March 20263.920.75.8
April 20264.820.46.4
May 20264.216.37.0
June 20264.420.46.7
July 20265.019.36.0
August 20264.618.36.8

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Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 26 weeks. 28 people treated in the month.

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