ShortestWait

Oral surgery waiting times at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust South West August 2026 figures

At the end of August 2026, half of the 3,449 patients waiting for oral surgery treatment at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust had waited less than 23.9 weeks, and 92% less than 53.7 weeks. That is 7.5 weeks longer than the England median of 16.4 weeks.

Median wait
23.9 weeks
92% waiting less than
53.7 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
37%
Patients waiting
3,449

107th shortest of 112 providers in England, and 13th of 13 in South West, ranked by median wait. See the full oral surgery ranking.

Shorter waits within 30 miles

Providers with a hospital within 30 miles of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and a shorter median wait for oral surgery. You can usually ask your GP to refer you to any of them.

Median wait over two years

  • Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 13.3 weeks to 23.9 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.051015202530Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202623.9 wks16.4 wks
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MonthSomerset NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202623.916.4
July 202622.315.9
June 202620.416
May 202617.816
April 202616.615.2
March 202616.915.9
February 202617.516.5
January 202617.117
December 202516.917.1
November 202517.117.3
October 202516.617.6
September 202516.617.6
August 202515.517.8
July 202515.317.5
June 202515.717.3
May 202515.517.3
April 202514.917.5
March 20251617.7
February 202515.817.7
January 20251617.8
December 202414.917.8
November 202413.917.5
October 202413.617.8
September 202413.318.1

How long patients have been waiting

Share of the 3,449 patients waiting at the end of August 2026, by how long they had waited so far. 37% had waited under 18 weeks; 312 had waited over a year.

How long oral surgery patients waiting at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026 had waitedUnder 6 weeks12%6 to 12 weeks13%12 to 18 weeks12%18 to 26 weeks17%26 to 39 weeks21%39 to 52 weeks16%52 to 65 weeks9%65 to 78 weeks<1%78 to 104 weeks0%Over 104 weeks0%
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WaitedPatientsShare
Under 6 weeks40512%
6 to 12 weeks45113%
12 to 18 weeks41512%
18 to 26 weeks58417%
26 to 39 weeks72821%
39 to 52 weeks55416%
52 to 65 weeks3089%
65 to 78 weeks4<1%
78 to 104 weeks00%
Over 104 weeks00%

Patients treated in August 2026

These completed waits show how long people who were actually treated had waited, which is often a better guide to an operation than the waiting list as a whole.

About these figures

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