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General Surgery waiting times at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
1,106
Seen within 18 weeks
93.8%
Typical (median) wait
3.4 wks
Waiting over a year
7
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%93.8%61.0%April 202163.8%May 202167.6%June 202168.2%July 202171.9%August 202171.6%September 202171.4%October 202171.5%November 202169.3%December 202167.9%January 202266.7%February 202266.7%March 202263.4%April 202366.3%May 202370.3%June 202376.9%July 202381.6%August 202389.6%September 202390.1%October 202393.0%November 202391.1%December 202379.0%January 202490.2%February 202493.3%March 202495.7%April 202493.1%May 202483.5%June 202478.1%July 202484.1%August 202484.2%September 202486.2%October 202485.7%November 202492.2%December 202485.3%January 202579.4%February 202584.3%March 202587.4%April 202580.0%May 202586.0%June 202587.5%July 202586.6%August 202585.0%September 202588.6%October 202588.8%November 202589.2%December 202588.3%January 202686.0%February 202691.7%March 202691.2%April 202692.3%May 202693.8%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
6.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
72.7%
Patients treated
44
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
8.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
84.6%
Patients treated
39
in June 2026

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

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