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Trauma and Orthopaedic waiting times at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
8,473
Seen within 18 weeks
53.7%
Typical (median) wait
16.7 wks
Waiting over a year
238
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%53.7%36.4%April 202145.1%May 202152.8%June 202153.2%July 202153.1%August 202148.9%September 202149.1%October 202148.9%November 202147.7%December 202147.8%January 202247.0%February 202249.7%March 202241.2%April 202348.7%May 202349.8%June 202351.3%July 202351.2%August 202353.6%September 202354.7%October 202352.9%November 202352.5%December 202353.2%January 202452.9%February 202450.8%March 202449.0%April 202450.4%May 202449.7%June 202450.3%July 202449.8%August 202449.7%September 202448.3%October 202449.5%November 202449.0%December 202447.4%January 202547.2%February 202549.2%March 202550.4%April 202551.4%May 202552.5%June 202548.1%July 202547.8%August 202547.3%September 202547.7%October 202545.7%November 202546.2%December 202547.7%January 202648.2%February 202649.1%March 202649.6%April 202651.9%May 202654.6%June 202655.6%July 202653.7%August 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for trauma and orthopaedic 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
23.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
46.1%
Patients treated
423
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
11.2 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
66.7%
Patients treated
892
in August 2026

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

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