ShortestWait

Somerset Surgical Services Hq

Independent provider South West Area: Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

At the end of August 2026, 1,605 patients were waiting for treatment at Somerset Surgical Services Hq. Half had waited less than 9.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
9.6 weeks
92% waiting less than
23.4 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
79%
Waiting over a year
3

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
Orthopaedics 137 14.3 wks 13.9 wks 34.0 wks 200th of 299
Ophthalmology (eyes) 408 10.3 wks 10.4 wks 22.9 wks 212th of 301
Oral surgery 943 9.4 wks 16.4 wks 23.1 wks 8th of 112
Plastic surgery 117 6.1 wks 14.0 wks 13.6 wks 6th of 82

Rank 1st means the shortest median wait among providers with at least 50 patients waiting in that specialty.

Median wait across all specialties

  • Somerset Surgical Services Hq
  • England
Somerset Surgical Services Hq: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 6.3 weeks to 9.6 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 20269.6 wks12.2 wks
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MonthSomerset Surgical Services HqEngland
August 20269.612.2
July 202610.212
June 202610.511.9
May 20269.812.4
April 20269.711.9
March 20268.311.3
February 20268.513.2
January 20268.813.6
December 2025813.5
November 20256.212.9
October 20256.413.3
September 20257.913.4
August 20256.813.5
July 2025613.1
June 20256.513.4
May 2025713.6
April 20256.913.3
March 20255.913.9
February 20256.714.2
January 20258.114.5
December 20247.614.2
November 20247.214
October 20246.314.2
September 20246.314.4

Where it treats patients

This provider reports one figure covering 7 sites, so a wait above may apply at any of them.

Sites come from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Some clinics a trust runs inside other organisations' hospitals are not listed.

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