Shorter Wait

Waiting times/Urology/Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Urology waiting times at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

17week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 2,938 people on the urology list here have been waiting longer than 17 weeks, half less. It is about 4 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 150 of them have been waiting more than a year.

52%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

48

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

170 / 182

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

Level with 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. 45% 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
Cohese Healthcare Bristol55 miles4 wks13 wks
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Salisbury72 miles9 wks9 wks
North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol51 miles10 wks8 wks
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Poole67 miles10 wks7 wks
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Plymouth75 miles11 wks6 wks

Other waits here

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

SpecialtyWaitingMedian
Trauma and Orthopaedic9,04511 wks
Other: Surgical Services5,78713 wks
Ear Nose and Throat4,84115 wks
Gynaecology3,90916 wks
Other: Medical Services3,7558 wks
Oral Surgery3,53120 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.