Children's services at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dorset County other paediatric services waiting times: most people treated waited 12 to 29 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 16 weeks and 9 in 10 under 45 weeks. 55% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 12 weeks, 9 in 10 within 29 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 16 weeks, 9 in 10 under 45 weeks. 25 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

Other paediatric services 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 202440.561.719.3
October 202419.063.019.1
November 202421.560.416.9
December 202413.859.117.0
January 202515.040.114.9
February 202521.844.415.2
March 202521.145.014.0
April 202515.049.311.7
May 202516.252.211.0
June 202517.356.612.3
July 202520.055.412.6
August 202513.848.014.5
September 202521.052.016.2
October 202523.052.514.6
November 202516.051.014.0
December 202513.550.912.8
January 202623.851.113.5
February 202624.047.215.1
March 202617.044.614.1
April 202622.050.915.2
May 202621.551.016.6
June 20268.330.217.6
July 20268.563.717.2
August 202611.529.015.9

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
8 to 35weeks

Half seen within 8 weeks, 9 in 10 within 35 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 30 weeks. 374 people treated in the month.

NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.

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