Ears, nose and throat at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dorset County ear, nose and throat waiting times: most people treated waited 21 to 48 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 15 weeks and 9 in 10 under 41 weeks. 57% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 21 weeks, 9 in 10 within 48 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 15 weeks, 9 in 10 under 41 weeks. 564 people treated in the month.

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Based on the waiting-now figures for August 2026. Not a prediction of your own wait: urgency decides who is seen first.

How the wait has changed

Ear, nose and throat at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 24 months to August 2026
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Shaded band: half to 9 in 10 of people treated that month. Line: the median wait of people still waiting. Weeks on the left.

The numbers behind the chart
MonthTreated, half withinTreated, 9 in 10 withinWaiting now, half within
September 202446.171.722.8
October 202422.365.821.4
November 202427.856.419.8
December 202425.155.517.7
January 202513.858.417.1
February 202512.352.916.0
March 20254.552.615.8
April 20256.451.516.1
May 20258.253.817.4
June 20257.852.718.0
July 20256.251.718.6
August 20258.153.019.6
September 20259.952.119.0
October 202512.250.318.2
November 202512.251.818.2
December 202512.352.117.6
January 202611.452.817.2
February 202613.752.917.9
March 202618.952.416.2
April 20269.752.316.0
May 20268.652.216.3
June 202610.152.516.5
July 202613.751.416.1
August 202621.247.815.3

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
12 to 47weeks

Half seen within 12 weeks, 9 in 10 within 47 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 16 weeks, 9 in 10 under 39 weeks. 768 people treated in the month.

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