Seen Sooner

Waiting times/Other: Medical Services/Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Other: Medical Services waiting times at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

12week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 1,640 people on the other: medical services list here have been waiting longer than 12 weeks, half less. That is 1 week longer than a year ago.

67%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

41

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

100 / 146

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

1 week longer than a year ago.

Median wait each month, 13 months to June 2026.

How the queue is spread

How the queue is spread, in four-week bands. The rule marks the 18-week standard — 30% of this queue is already past it.

Treating sooner nearby

Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.

ProviderMilesMedianSooner by
Isle of Wight NHS Trust Newport637 wks4 wks
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Taunton458 wks4 wks
North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol688 wks3 wks
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol659 wks2 wks
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Straight answers

About this figure

This page presents official statistics and points to a right you already have. It isn’t medical advice, and it can’t tell you whether switching is right for you — your clinician can.