Ophthalmology waiting times at Woodthorpe Hospital (June 2026)

5week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 351 people on the ophthalmology list here have been waiting longer than 5 weeks, half less. That is 1 week longer than a year ago. It is about 5 weeks shorter than the England average for this specialty.

92%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

44 / 298

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

1 week longer than a year ago.

That hides a turn: it is 1 week 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

How the queue is spread, in four-week bands. The rule marks the 18-week standard. 5% of this queue is already past it.

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
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham	5 miles	13 wks	8 wks longer
Newmedica - Nottingham Nottingham	5 miles	5 wks	about the same
Optegra Eye Hospital Nottingham Nottingham	7 miles	7 wks	2 wks longer
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sutton-in-Ashfield	13 miles	15 wks	10 wks longer
Spamedica Derby Derby	18 miles	4 wks	1 wk sooner

Other waits here

The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Woodthorpe Hospital reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.

Specialty	Waiting	Median
Trauma and Orthopaedic	2,068	9 wks
Gynaecology	693	12 wks
Gastroenterology	165	6 wks
Urology	129	10 wks
General Surgery	127	10 wks
Other: Medical Services	95	8 wks

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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.