Long delays to NHS cataract operations leave elderly at risk New data reveals badly missed targets despite increased use of private sector providers
People with poor eyesight are being forced to wait almost six months for operations on the NHS to remove cataracts, official figures reveal.
Patients in Herefordshire are facing average delays of 168 days – five months and 17 days – for cataract surgery, according to data collected by NHS Digital, the health service’s statistical arm. Waiting times in Great Yarmouth and Waveney in Norfolk are the second worst in England at 163 days, while they now average 154 days in North Lincolnshire. The Guardian
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