Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Updated December 2025
The typical wait to see an orthopaedic consultant is
22 weeks
That's 5 months
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS Foundation Trust in the South West region. There are currently 3,610 people waiting to see an orthopaedic consultant, with a typical wait of about 5 months. 42% of patients are seen within the 18-week target.
Distribution of patients by how many weeks they've been on the waiting list.
The national average wait to see an orthopaedic consultant is about 13 weeks. This hospital is slower than the national average.
Ranked 299th out of 306 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 39th out of 41 in South West
Common conditions and procedures for this department:
Main hospital switchboard — ask to be connected to the department.
Compare Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting times at other hospitals in the South West region:
The current average Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting time at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is about 22 weeks.
You can compare Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting times across all NHS hospitals on WaitRadar to find shorter waits near you.
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