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Trauma and Orthopaedic 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
3,481
Seen within 18 weeks
42.5%
Typical (median) wait
21.2 wks
Waiting over a year
200
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Trauma and Orthopaedic · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%42.5%36.0%April 202140.7%May 202145.4%June 202146.3%July 202148.7%August 202144.4%September 202141.4%October 202140.2%November 202139.1%December 202142.3%January 202247.5%February 202247.8%March 202245.0%April 202347.2%May 202344.6%June 202346.5%July 202344.5%August 202344.0%September 202343.0%October 202342.5%November 202341.4%December 202339.6%January 202437.4%February 202435.8%March 202437.5%April 202440.2%May 202440.5%June 202443.4%July 202441.7%August 202441.6%September 202444.3%October 202445.3%November 202447.7%December 202447.5%January 202547.5%February 202548.1%March 202548.2%April 202550.6%May 202549.5%June 202548.2%July 202546.9%August 202544.6%September 202543.1%October 202542.7%November 202542.3%December 202544.0%January 202644.2%February 202645.6%March 202641.1%April 202643.4%May 202642.5%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for trauma and orthopaedic 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
39.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
24.4%
Patients treated
221
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
18.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
48.9%
Patients treated
137
in June 2026

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

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