Eye care measures for NHS outpatients: January 2026
Monthly data on ophthalmology outpatients who were waiting within their target date or within 25% beyond their target date at the end of January 2026.
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Introduction
A monthly data release on new and follow up ophthalmology outpatients. It shows the numbers waiting within target date or within 25% beyond target date at the end of each month. Should their target data be missed, they are at risk of irreversible harm or significant adverse outcome (Health Risk Factor R1).
At the end of January 2026
157,367 patient pathways, where the patient was assessed as Health Risk Factor R1, were waiting for an outpatient appointment; of those, 157,317 had a target date allocated.
51.1% patient pathways, assessed as R1, were waiting within their target date or within 25% beyond their target date.
During January 2026
25,508 appointments were attended where the patient had been assessed as Health Risk Factor R1; of those, 23,136 had a target date allocated.
54.4% of appointments attended, assessed as R1, had waited within their target date or within 25% beyond their target date.
Contact details
NHS Wales Performance Statistics
Email: hss.performance@gov.wales
Media: 0300 025 8099