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NHS waiting times
Data through May 2026. NHS source.
Watering eye surgery (DCR) is usually treated within the NHS Ophthalmology Service pathway. The national median wait at the outpatient stage is 8 weeks across 344 NHS trusts and independent providers reporting to the NHS, with 7 in 10 patients seen within the 18-week NHS Constitution target. The wait at any individual hospital can be materially shorter or longer than this national median — the ranking below shows the shortest-wait trusts first.
The national median NHS wait for Watering eye surgery (DCR) is 8 weeks as of May 2026, across 344 NHS trusts and independent providers reporting to the NHS, and 9 in 10 current patients are within 32 weeks. But the wait varies significantly between trusts — see the full ranking to find the shortest wait near you.
The median shows time waited so far by the current list — a new routine referral will often wait longer. Why these differ →
Top 10 NHS trusts publishing Ophthalmology Service data, ranked by shortest median wait. Want the full ranking? See all trusts on the Ophthalmology Service national page →
Hospitals ranked by shortest wait within travelling distance of each city.
The ranking above is national. To rank hospitals by distance from your postcode, search with your postcode below.
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