Children's services at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Poole and The Royal Bournemouth other paediatric services waiting times: most people treated waited 8 to 35 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 30 weeks. 73% are within 18 weeks.

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Shortest waitHas A&E

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.

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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 University Hospitals Dorset 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 202416.148.614.6
October 202412.547.613.9
November 202412.236.311.8
December 20245.134.011.6
January 20259.732.412.6
February 20257.235.812.9
March 20257.231.611.9
April 20258.931.913.0
May 20258.834.212.7
June 20258.032.312.7
July 20257.332.811.7
August 20256.130.711.4
September 20258.135.411.4
October 20259.835.59.8
November 20257.333.210.8
December 20257.330.211.9
January 20266.834.311.3
February 20268.633.711.8
March 20266.329.710.0
April 20267.434.410.9
May 20269.835.312.0
June 20266.933.311.0
July 20268.234.411.6
August 20267.535.011.7

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

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