12week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 2,042 people on the ophthalmology list here have been waiting longer than 12 weeks, half less. That is 1 week longer than a year ago. It is about 1 week longer than the England average for this specialty. 28 of them have been waiting more than a year.
66%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
36
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
251 / 298
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
1 week longer than a year ago.
Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.
How the queue is spread
Treating sooner nearby
Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.
| Provider | Miles | Median | Sooner by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich & Norfolk Surgical Ltd (n2s) Norwich | 45 miles | 3 wks | 8 wks |
| Anglia Community Eye Service - Thetford Healthy Living Centre Thetford | 33 miles | 4 wks | 8 wks |
| Spamedica Bedford Bedford | 71 miles | 4 wks | 7 wks |
| Anglia Community Eye Service Ltd Wisbech | 19 miles | 5 wks | 7 wks |
| Spamedica Cambridge Cambridge | 50 miles | 5 wks | 7 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Ear Nose and Throat | 3,085 | 18 wks |
| Dermatology | 2,468 | 10 wks |
| Other: Surgical Services | 2,388 | 12 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 2,195 | 18 wks |
| General Surgery | 1,630 | 18 wks |
| Gynaecology | 1,504 | 10 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.