ShortestWait

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust South West Area: Dorset

At the end of August 2026, 23,100 patients were waiting for treatment at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 14.1 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
14.1 weeks
92% waiting less than
40.9 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
60%
Waiting over a year
370

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 1,408 19.6 wks 12.8 wks 42.1 wks 228th of 238
Urology 1,375 11.9 wks 12.2 wks 35.3 wks 106th of 180
Orthopaedics 3,432 19.4 wks 13.9 wks 47.7 wks 284th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 2,832 15.3 wks 15.4 wks 40.9 wks 96th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 2,605 10.8 wks 10.4 wks 30.2 wks 221st of 301
Oral surgery 1,708 16.6 wks 16.4 wks 42.5 wks 57th of 112
General medicine 8 11.5 wks 10.2 wks 15.7 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 995 10.5 wks 11.0 wks 27.0 wks 104th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 1,790 18.5 wks 11.9 wks 42.6 wks 123rd of 125
Dermatology (skin) 1,552 9.8 wks 10.5 wks 44.8 wks 49th of 111
Respiratory medicine 283 11.2 wks 10.4 wks 23.7 wks 79th of 120
Elderly medicine 95 8.2 wks 7.6 wks 28.5 wks 65th of 96
Gynaecology 1,580 12.8 wks 14.2 wks 40.5 wks 79th of 176
Other medical specialties 1,574 13.3 wks 10.7 wks 43.2 wks 120th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 351 16.0 wks 12.3 wks 45.2 wks 99th of 113
Other surgical specialties 1,511 7.8 wks 11.4 wks 30.1 wks 26th of 129
Other services 1 0.5 wks 8.7 wks 0.9 wks under 50 waiting

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 16 weeks to 14.1 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202614.1 wks12.2 wks
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MonthDorset County Hospital NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202614.112.2
July 202613.712
June 202613.811.9
May 202613.912.4
April 202613.211.9
March 202612.511.3
February 20261413.2
January 202613.613.6
December 202513.513.5
November 202513.512.9
October 202513.913.3
September 202513.913.4
August 202514.213.5
July 202513.913.1
June 202514.313.4
May 202514.013.6
April 202513.613.3
March 202513.613.9
February 202513.814.2
January 202514.214.5
December 202414.214.2
November 202414.314
October 202415.314.2
September 20241614.4

Where it treats patients

Dorset County Hospital 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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