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Ear Nose and Throat waiting times at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Incomplete pathways · Data: June 2026 · Source: NHS England RTT statistics · full trust profile

On the waiting list
3,015
Seen within 18 weeks
53.7%
Typical (median) wait
16.5 wks
Waiting over a year
58
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Ear Nose and Throat · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%53.7%43.4%April 202146.9%May 202150.7%June 202147.6%July 202150.4%August 202152.4%September 202151.3%October 202153.9%November 202154.0%December 202154.9%January 202253.2%February 202254.2%March 202242.7%April 202345.5%May 202344.9%June 202342.6%July 202340.6%August 202339.8%September 202341.6%October 202343.7%November 202341.1%December 202342.0%January 202441.6%February 202439.5%March 202438.1%April 202437.9%May 202437.4%June 202438.2%July 202440.0%August 202441.3%September 202442.2%October 202445.3%November 202450.7%December 202451.9%January 202555.4%February 202556.3%March 202552.9%April 202551.5%May 202550.0%June 202548.3%July 202547.4%August 202548.4%September 202549.7%October 202549.4%November 202550.6%December 202552.1%January 202650.1%February 202654.9%March 202653.4%April 202654.0%May 202653.7%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for ear nose and throat patients who started treatment in June 2026 — not those still waiting. The wait shown is how long they had waited before treatment started. It is typically longer than the current waiting-list figure above, because it includes people who were finally treated after a long wait.

Admitted (needed a hospital admission)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
16.6 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
52.9%
Patients treated
87
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
7.2 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
64.5%
Patients treated
346
in June 2026

Source: NHS England RTT statistics, completed (admitted/non-admitted) pathways. About this data

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