General surgery at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dorset County general surgery waiting times: most people treated waited 41 to 52 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 20 weeks and 9 in 10 under 42 weeks. 46% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 41 weeks, 9 in 10 within 52 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 20 weeks, 9 in 10 under 42 weeks. 79 people treated in the month.

How the wait has changed

General surgery 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 202446.968.023.5
October 202439.863.621.3
November 202440.860.821.5
December 202443.062.420.9
January 202541.557.619.5
February 202534.356.119.9
March 202535.556.820.2
April 202538.057.120.9
May 202539.555.919.5
June 202531.556.320.2
July 202533.557.818.9
August 202535.556.719.4
September 202537.057.617.4
October 202531.757.117.6
November 202526.054.316.9
December 202531.553.817.0
January 202632.058.417.9
February 202628.854.918.5
March 202634.555.318.0
April 202634.754.919.1
May 202636.751.517.7
June 202635.150.017.9
July 202636.149.719.1
August 202641.251.719.6

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Shortest waitHas A&E
7 to 38weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 38 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 3 weeks, 9 in 10 under 23 weeks. 72 people treated in the month.

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