Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust
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At a glance
Whether this trust meets each official NHS operational standard — not a combined score or ranking.
Hospitals run by this trust
- Bridport Community HospitalCQC: Not yet rated
- Portland HospitalCQC: Not yet rated
- Swanage Community HospitalCQC: Not yet rated
- University Hospitals DorsetCQC: Not yet rated
- Victoria Hospital, WimborneCQC: Not yet rated
- Westhaven HospitalCQC: Not yet rated
- Weymouth Community HospitalCQC: Not yet rated
- Yeatman HospitalCQC: Not yet rated
A&E performance
Latest month: July 2026· all A&E department types combined — the official headline basis.
This trust does not run a separate major (Type 1) A&E department — the figures above are for its minor-injury unit(s) or urgent treatment centre(s) — Type 3 in NHS England’s classification.
Source: NHS England A&E Attendances & Emergency Admissions. About this data
Staff experience (NHS Staff Survey)
2025 · the views of staff who work at this trust — a measure of workforce culture, morale and confidence, not a direct measure of clinical outcomes. There is no official NHS target for these figures, so they are shown as context, never a pass or fail.
The NHS Staff Survey records the views of staff who chose to respond — a measure of workforce culture, morale and staff confidence, not a direct measure of clinical outcomes or safety. Response rates vary between trusts. England only; Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland run separate staff surveys on a different basis, so these figures are never compared across nations.
Source: NHS Staff Survey (NHS England), Open Government Licence. About this data
Cancelled operations
Quarter ending 30 June 2026· last-minute cancellations for NON-CLINICAL reasons (no bed, no staff, an emergency taking priority) — not cancellations chosen by the patient or on clinical grounds. It's a raw count, so larger trusts naturally cancel more in absolute terms — read this alongside the other measures above, not on its own.
Source: NHS England (QMCO). About this data
Stroke care (SSNAP audit)
Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme, latest quarter to 2026· the SSNAP level (A best .. E) is the audit's own published grade for the quality of this team's acute stroke-care PROCESSES, adjusted for case-mix, case ascertainment and audit compliance — it is not a guarantee of any individual patient's outcome. England only; SSNAP also covers Wales and Northern Ireland.
Source: Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (Royal College of Physicians). About this data
Diagnostic test waits
Latest month: June 2026. The operational standard is that under 1% should wait more than 6 weeks.
| Test | Waiting list | 6+ weeks | 6+ weeks (count) | 13+ weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiology | 2,457 | 36.1% | 888 | 26 |
| Ultrasound | 335 | 1.8% | 6 | 0 |
Source: NHS England Diagnostic Waiting Times & Activity (DM01). About this data
Figures come from NHS England's official monthly statistics and the CQC directory, reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See methodology for definitions.