Dorset County Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Williams Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2JY
- Phone
- 01305 251150
Address from the Care Quality Commission; phone number from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Visiting times and parking differ between wards, so check with the hospital before you travel.
Waiting times
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Dorset County Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 23,100 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 14.1 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 19.6 wks | 1,408 |
| Urology | 11.9 wks | 1,375 |
| Orthopaedics | 19.4 wks | 3,432 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 15.3 wks | 2,832 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 10.8 wks | 2,605 |
| Oral surgery | 16.6 wks | 1,708 |
| General medicine | 11.5 wks | 8 |
| Gastroenterology | 10.5 wks | 995 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 18.5 wks | 1,790 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 9.8 wks | 1,552 |
| Respiratory medicine | 11.2 wks | 283 |
| Elderly medicine | 8.2 wks | 95 |
| Gynaecology | 12.8 wks | 1,580 |
| Other medical specialties | 13.3 wks | 1,574 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 16.0 wks | 351 |
| Other surgical specialties | 7.8 wks | 1,511 |
| Other services | 0.5 wks | 1 |
More about waiting times at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Dorset County Hospital: Good. Published 30 June 2026. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust overall: Good. Published 6 November 2018.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 78.6% of the 9,691 people who went to A&E at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's departments were admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours, against 74.4% across England. NHS England publishes this for the trust as a whole. A&E figures over the past year
In an emergency call 999. For urgent help that is not an emergency, use NHS 111 (opens in a new tab).