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Waiting times/Gastroenterology/Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Gastroenterology waiting times at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

11week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 968 people on the gastroenterology list here have been waiting longer than 11 weeks, half less. That is 4 weeks shorter than a year ago. It is about 1 week shorter than the England average for this specialty. 1 of them has been waiting more than a year.

75%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

29

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

106 / 170

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

4 weeks shorter than a year ago.

Median wait each month, 18 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. 21% 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
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton Southampton60 miles2 wks8 wks
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes Devizes60 miles3 wks8 wks
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green Bristol68 miles3 wks8 wks
North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol68 miles4 wks7 wks
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Exeter58 miles7 wks3 wks

Other waits here

The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.

SpecialtyWaitingMedian
Trauma and Orthopaedic3,48121 wks
Ear Nose and Throat3,01517 wks
Ophthalmology2,3839 wks
Cardiology1,79516 wks
Oral Surgery1,69716 wks
Other: Medical Services1,64012 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.