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Ear Nose and Throat waiting times at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
4,850
Seen within 18 weeks
54.5%
Typical (median) wait
15.7 wks
Waiting over a year
202
Waiting over 65 weeks
17
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Ear Nose and Throat · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%54.5%54.3%April 202161.3%May 202162.7%June 202164.3%July 202163.4%August 202162.2%September 202160.3%October 202159.8%November 202156.7%December 202156.1%January 202258.4%February 202260.2%March 202254.2%April 202353.8%May 202354.9%June 202352.7%July 202351.6%August 202352.1%September 202353.9%October 202355.4%November 202353.7%December 202354.2%January 202453.9%February 202452.5%March 202453.8%April 202456.8%May 202457.4%June 202455.5%July 202454.4%August 202454.9%September 202453.6%October 202451.7%November 202451.7%December 202452.9%January 202553.4%February 202556.4%March 202558.6%April 202558.0%May 202556.5%June 202554.5%July 202550.7%August 202550.8%September 202549.7%October 202549.5%November 202550.0%December 202550.6%January 202652.7%February 202656.7%March 202659.4%April 202660.4%May 202657.7%June 202656.8%July 202654.5%August 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for ear nose and throat patients who started treatment in August 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
26.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
40.2%
Patients treated
117
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
8.7 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
72.0%
Patients treated
918
in August 2026

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

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