3week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 92 people on the ophthalmology list here have been waiting longer than 3 weeks, half less. That is 31 weeks shorter than a year ago. It is about 7 weeks shorter than the England average for this specialty.
88%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
20
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
2 / 298
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
31 weeks shorter than a year ago.
1 week of those came off in the last six months alone.
Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.
How the queue is spread
Comparable providers nearby
Nothing within 75 miles is treating ophthalmology more than two weeks sooner than here, so on these figures you are already near the front of the queue. The closest comparable providers are below so you can see that for yourself.
| Provider | Miles | Median | Against here |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust St. Leonards-on-Sea | 17 miles | 8 wks | 5 wks longer |
| Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Maidstone | 18 miles | 9 wks | 6 wks longer |
| Optegra Eye Hospital Maidstone West Malling | 20 miles | 4 wks | 1 wk longer |
| Spamedica Sittingbourne Sittingbourne | 21 miles | 5 wks | 2 wks longer |
| Spamedica Bexhill Bexhill-on-Sea | 21 miles | 4 wks | about the same |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Benenden Hospital reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 745 | 10 wks |
| Gynaecology | 258 | 11 wks |
| General Surgery | 128 | 6 wks |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 124 | 6 wks |
| Gastroenterology | 102 | 8 wks |
| Urology | 68 | 8 wks |
Straight answers
About this figure
- It’s about six weeks behind. NHS England publishes monthly, with a lag. This page shows June 2026.
- It’s a trust-level average, not your wait. Your own wait depends on urgency, clinical need and which site you are treated at. Large trusts run several hospitals.
- It counts people still waiting (incomplete pathways at month end), not people already treated.
This page presents official statistics and points to a right you already have. It isn’t medical advice, and it can’t tell you whether switching is right for you. Your clinician can.