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How to read these chartsEach measure uses its own NHS England standard

Against the national standards

Each measure is drawn against its own NHS England standard: 95% for A&E within four hours, 85% for urgent cancer treatment within sixty-two days and 99% for diagnostic tests within six weeks. The charts do not share a standard and the three cancer measures are never added together.

Care Quality Commission

When CQC last rated this body

CQC has not published a dated rating for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. Its judgements from then are still on CQC’s own site and are not shown here, because a rating more than 3 years old is not what CQC currently says about a body.

Monthly performance against national standards

Hover or use the arrow keys to read any month, with the figures the percentage was worked out from. Every chart opens as a table.

A&E Wait Times

Patients seen within four hours

70.9%

Aug 2026

14,717 of 20,748 attendances

−1.3 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −24.1 points

50%75%100%95% standardMay 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Aug 2026

August 2026: 70.9 per cent, 14,717 of 20,748 attendances. Below the 95% standard.

All 17 months as a table
A&E Wait Times by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf attendances
Aug 202670.9%, Below the 95% standard14,717 of 20,748
Jul 202672.2%, Below the 95% standard15,168 of 20,999
Jun 202670.2%, Below the 95% standard14,331 of 20,420
May 202670.2%, Below the 95% standard14,690 of 20,918
Apr 202668.5%, Below the 95% standard13,794 of 20,142
Mar 202667.7%, Below the 95% standard13,401 of 19,798
Feb 202663.8%, Below the 95% standard10,699 of 16,768
Jan 202663.0%, Below the 95% standard11,537 of 18,302
Dec 202565.9%, Below the 95% standard12,175 of 18,473
Nov 202567.3%, Below the 95% standard12,953 of 19,243
Oct 202568.8%, Below the 95% standard13,265 of 19,291
Sept 202570.6%, Below the 95% standard13,302 of 18,840
Aug 202571.9%, Below the 95% standard14,370 of 19,991
Jul 202571.4%, Below the 95% standard14,546 of 20,367
Jun 202571.2%, Below the 95% standard14,169 of 19,890
May 202570.8%, Below the 95% standard14,161 of 20,006
Apr 202570.6%, Below the 95% standard13,481 of 19,084
Dips every January are national, not local. NHS England monthly A&E data

Waiting times (RTT)

Referral to treatment: waiting under eighteen weeks to start treatment

66.8%

Jul 2026

44,974 of 67,365 people waiting

−0.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −25.2 points

50%75%100%92% standardJul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 66.8 per cent, 44,974 of 67,365 people waiting. Below the 92% standard.

All 14 months as a table
Waiting times (RTT) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf people waiting
Jul 202666.8%, Below the 92% standard44,974 of 67,365
Jun 202667.6%, Below the 92% standard45,562 of 67,378
May 202666.9%, Below the 92% standard45,151 of 67,497
Apr 202666.5%, Below the 92% standard45,058 of 67,800
Mar 202667.5%, Below the 92% standard44,911 of 66,516
Feb 202663.8%, Below the 92% standard42,200 of 66,134
Jan 202663.3%, Below the 92% standard41,718 of 65,960
Dec 202561.9%, Below the 92% standard39,189 of 63,335
Nov 202563.6%, Below the 92% standard40,060 of 62,984
Oct 202564.1%, Below the 92% standard41,718 of 65,111
Sept 202563.3%, Below the 92% standard39,709 of 62,706
Aug 202563.3%, Below the 92% standard39,965 of 63,172
Jul 202563.4%, Below the 92% standard39,409 of 62,203
Jun 202563.5%, Below the 92% standard39,848 of 62,703
Incomplete pathways: people still waiting, not those already treated. NHS England monthly RTT data

Diagnostic tests (DM01)

Waiting under six weeks for a scan, a scope or a test

85.0%

Jul 2026

11,029 of 12,972 people waiting

−1.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −14.0 points

70%85%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 85.0 per cent, 11,029 of 12,972 people waiting. Below the 99% standard.

All 4 months as a table
Diagnostic tests (DM01) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf people waiting
Jul 202685.0%, Below the 99% standard11,029 of 12,972
Jun 202686.7%, Below the 99% standard10,613 of 12,238
May 202686.3%, Below the 99% standard10,974 of 12,709
Apr 202687.9%, Below the 99% standard10,886 of 12,385
Fifteen test types together, from MRI to endoscopy. NHS England monthly diagnostics data

Cancer diagnosis (FDS)

Faster diagnosis standard: told the outcome within twenty-eight days

75.3%

Jul 2026

2,591 of 3,440 referrals

+3.8 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +0.3 points

60%75%90%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 75.3 per cent, 2,591 of 3,440 referrals. Meets the 75% standard.

All 7 months as a table
Cancer diagnosis (FDS) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf referrals
Jul 202675.3%, Meets the 75% standard2,591 of 3,440
Jun 202671.5%, Below the 75% standard2,289 of 3,202
May 202675.5%, Meets the 75% standard2,184 of 2,893
Apr 202667.2%, Below the 75% standard2,224 of 3,312
Mar 202675.8%, Meets the 75% standard2,159 of 2,849
Feb 202679.8%, Meets the 75% standard2,146 of 2,690
Jan 202670.0%, Below the 75% standard2,030 of 2,900
Told whether they have cancer, not treated for it. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times

Cancer (31-day)

Decision to treat to first treatment within thirty-one days

93.6%

Jul 2026

632 of 675 treatments

+0.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −2.4 points

80%90%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 93.6 per cent, 632 of 675 treatments. Below the 96% standard.

All 7 months as a table
Cancer (31-day) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf treatments
Jul 202693.6%, Below the 96% standard632 of 675
Jun 202693.2%, Below the 96% standard660 of 708
May 202693.6%, Below the 96% standard661 of 706
Apr 202691.0%, Below the 96% standard585 of 643
Mar 202696.2%, Meets the 96% standard751 of 781
Feb 202696.2%, Meets the 96% standard640 of 665
Jan 202695.1%, Below the 96% standard759 of 798
Starts at the decision to treat, so it excludes the wait to diagnose. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times

Cancer (62-day)

Urgent referral to first treatment within sixty-two days

64.6%

Jul 2026

258 of 399.5 treatments

+3.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −20.4 points

50%70%90%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 64.6 per cent, 258 of 399.5 treatments. Below the 85% standard.

All 7 months as a table
Cancer (62-day) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf treatments
Jul 202664.6%, Below the 85% standard258 of 399.5
Jun 202661.2%, Below the 85% standard252 of 411.5
May 202669.1%, Below the 85% standard258.5 of 374
Apr 202665.8%, Below the 85% standard239 of 363.5
Mar 202671.3%, Below the 85% standard287 of 402.5
Feb 202667.1%, Below the 85% standard237 of 353
Jan 202662.8%, Below the 85% standard249 of 396.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times