4week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 504 people on the ophthalmology list here have been waiting longer than 4 weeks, half less. It is about 6 weeks shorter than the England average for this specialty.
93%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
17
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
17 / 298
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
Level with a year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spamedica Sittingbourne Sittingbourne | 8 miles | 5 wks | 1 wk longer |
| Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Maidstone | 11 miles | 9 wks | 5 wks longer |
| Optegra Eye Hospital Maidstone West Malling | 13 miles | 4 wks | about the same |
| Southend Private Hospital Westcliff-on-Sea | 16 miles | 9 wks | 5 wks longer |
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Westcliff-on-Sea | 16 miles | 14 wks | 10 wks longer |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham reports 3 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| General Surgery | 264 | 5 wks |
| Gastroenterology | 216 | 2 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 88 | 21 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.