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Nuffield Health, Bournemouth Hospital trauma and orthopaedics waiting times: most people treated waited 18 to 34 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 13 weeks and 9 in 10 under 35 weeks. 60% are within 18 weeks.

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18 to 34weeks

Half seen within 18 weeks, 9 in 10 within 34 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 13 weeks, 9 in 10 under 35 weeks. 55 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

Trauma and orthopaedics at Nuffield Health, Bournemouth Hospital, 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 20243.626.613.3
October 20247.922.513.5
November 202413.734.713.9
December 202413.928.517.0
January 202517.830.719.0
February 202515.231.618.3
March 202517.040.216.5
April 202516.033.913.6
May 202512.535.016.3
June 202512.827.617.3
July 202511.533.414.5
August 202510.026.613.2
September 202512.833.914.4
October 202518.335.813.2
November 202511.529.711.3
December 202513.038.011.2
January 202612.635.013.0
February 202613.530.814.9
March 202612.835.816.1
April 202620.939.214.8
May 202624.436.815.3
June 202622.236.317.3
July 202620.734.615.0
August 202617.534.313.3

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 22 miles away

3 to 41weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 41 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 37 weeks. 561 people treated in the month.

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Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton

Independent hospital, 24.2 miles away

11 to 29weeks

Half seen within 11 weeks, 9 in 10 within 29 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 27 weeks. 339 people treated in the month.

Has A&E
13 to 52weeks

Half seen within 13 weeks, 9 in 10 within 52 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 17 weeks, 9 in 10 under 45 weeks. 1,315 people treated in the month.

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

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