6week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 869 people on the ophthalmology list here have been waiting longer than 6 weeks, half less. That is 4 weeks longer than a year ago. It is about 5 weeks shorter than the England average for this specialty.
99%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
14
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
62 / 298
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
4 weeks longer than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 4 weeks longer than twelve months ago, but 2 weeks shorter than six months ago.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Newcastle upon Tyne | 1 miles | 8 wks | 2 wks longer |
| Spamedica North Tyneside Newcastle upon Tyne | 4 miles | 7 wks | 1 wk longer |
| Optegra Eye Hospital Newcastle Gateshead | 7 miles | 7 wks | about the same |
| Spamedica Gateshead Gateshead | 8 miles | 7 wks | 2 wks longer |
| South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Sunderland | 13 miles | 9 wks | 3 wks longer |
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.