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General Surgery 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
1,293
Seen within 18 weeks
50.3%
Typical (median) wait
17.9 wks
Waiting over a year
5
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%50.3%54.9%April 202168.6%May 202170.3%June 202174.8%July 202174.2%August 202174.0%September 202165.2%October 202163.3%November 202159.4%December 202154.2%January 202249.9%February 202247.7%March 202242.7%April 202341.4%May 202342.0%June 202339.6%July 202336.5%August 202335.2%September 202334.1%October 202333.3%November 202333.4%December 202333.4%January 202435.0%February 202434.7%March 202433.6%April 202433.4%May 202434.9%June 202436.8%July 202438.9%August 202441.5%September 202442.8%October 202442.8%November 202444.8%December 202446.8%January 202546.9%February 202545.8%March 202544.0%April 202546.2%May 202546.4%June 202548.7%July 202547.1%August 202551.3%September 202551.2%October 202553.8%November 202552.0%December 202550.5%January 202648.8%February 202649.9%March 202648.1%April 202650.8%May 202650.3%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for general surgery 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
38.6 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
27.3%
Patients treated
66
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
28.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
32.8%
Patients treated
61
in June 2026

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

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