ShortestWait

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust South West Area: Dorset

At the end of August 2026, 67,260 patients were waiting for treatment at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 12.4 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
12.4 weeks
92% waiting less than
38.7 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
66%
Waiting over a year
657

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 778 2.5 wks 12.8 wks 23.1 wks 1st of 238
Urology 2,758 9.9 wks 12.2 wks 38.7 wks 58th of 180
Orthopaedics 8,476 16.7 wks 13.9 wks 44.6 wks 249th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 5,874 15.7 wks 15.4 wks 38.8 wks 100th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 4,827 12.5 wks 10.4 wks 29.6 wks 262nd of 301
Oral surgery 3,035 15.6 wks 16.4 wks 40.0 wks 52nd of 112
General medicine 97 2.6 wks 10.2 wks 5.8 wks 3rd of 62
Gastroenterology 5,068 9.2 wks 11.0 wks 22.6 wks 79th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 3,596 9.8 wks 11.9 wks 28.0 wks 35th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 4,526 11.1 wks 10.5 wks 39.7 wks 69th of 111
Respiratory medicine 1,661 13.6 wks 10.4 wks 37.8 wks 108th of 120
Neurology 1,897 9.6 wks 13.2 wks 23.9 wks 22nd of 87
Rheumatology 1,213 7.5 wks 10.9 wks 18.7 wks 25th of 120
Elderly medicine 934 7.6 wks 7.6 wks 20.8 wks 58th of 96
Gynaecology 7,061 18.6 wks 14.2 wks 47.2 wks 161st of 176
Other medical specialties 3,609 10.1 wks 10.7 wks 29.9 wks 69th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 2,690 11.7 wks 12.3 wks 30.4 wks 58th of 113
Other surgical specialties 8,682 13.0 wks 11.4 wks 41.9 wks 106th of 129
Other services 478 5.3 wks 8.7 wks 22.2 wks 14th of 119

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 13.9 weeks to 12.4 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.4 wks
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MonthUniversity Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202612.412.2
July 202612.112
June 202612.211.9
May 202612.212.4
April 202612.211.9
March 202611.711.3
February 202612.613.2
January 202612.713.6
December 202513.213.5
November 202512.612.9
October 202512.813.3
September 202512.913.4
August 202512.813.5
July 202512.313.1
June 202512.713.4
May 202512.913.6
April 202513.513.3
March 202513.813.9
February 202514.114.2
January 20251414.5
December 20241414.2
November 202413.214
October 202413.914.2
September 202413.914.4

Where it treats patients

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of figures for all its hospitals, so the waits above cover every site below.

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

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