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NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QVV

This page reports published statistics; it is not medical advice and does not rate the trust.

NHS England counted 98,174 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is up 6% from 92,488 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 65.3% of the pathways waiting at NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (62.7%). That is 26.7 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 71.2% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.7 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (70.5%). That is 13.8 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 18.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 3.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (14.8%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
98,174
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
65.3%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England reports waiting times against the 92% standard: 92% of patients waiting to start treatment should have waited less than 18 weeks. Source
Waiting more than 52 weeks
1,113
August 2026 · NHS England
98k91k August 2025August 2026
67.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,265914 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202592,488
September 202591,336
October 202593,396
November 202590,969
December 202590,951
January 202693,544
February 202694,316
March 202695,517
April 202697,462
May 202697,603
June 202697,529
July 202698,495
August 202698,174
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202562.7%
September 202563.1%
October 202563.8%
November 202563.6%
December 202562.6%
January 202663.7%
February 202664.2%
March 202667.0%
April 202666.0%
May 202666.4%
June 202666.7%
July 202666.0%
August 202665.3%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,265
September 20252,024
October 20252,000
November 20252,015
December 20251,972
January 20261,859
February 20261,609
March 2026914
April 2026968
May 20261,088
June 20261,115
July 20261,215
August 20261,113

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
74.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 80% of people are told they have cancer, or that cancer is ruled out, within 28 days of an urgent referral. Source
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
94.3%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 96% of people begin treatment within 31 days of a decision to treat. Source
Cancer: treated within 62 days
71.2%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
81.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
96.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
75.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202571.9%
May 202571.2%
June 202576.9%
July 202576.7%
August 202575.2%
September 202573.8%
October 202577.0%
November 202577.5%
December 202578.9%
January 202672.2%
February 202681.0%
March 202676.8%
April 202670.8%
May 202675.8%
June 202672.3%
July 202676.4%
August 202674.8%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202595.3%
May 202595.1%
June 202596.5%
July 202595.2%
August 202594.1%
September 202594.1%
October 202595.4%
November 202594.7%
December 202595.7%
January 202695.0%
February 202696.8%
March 202696.9%
April 202691.6%
May 202693.4%
June 202692.4%
July 202692.9%
August 202694.3%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202570.5%
May 202571.7%
June 202570.1%
July 202568.6%
August 202566.7%
September 202565.8%
October 202571.0%
November 202568.8%
December 202575.1%
January 202666.6%
February 202668.6%
March 202671.2%
April 202667.9%
May 202668.2%
June 202660.0%
July 202664.7%
August 202671.2%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
18.5%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that less than 1% of patients should wait six weeks or more for a diagnostic test. Source
Diagnostic waiting list
21,616
August 2026 · NHS England
18.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
22k19k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202514.8%
September 202513.2%
October 202513.4%
November 202513.2%
December 202518.7%
January 202617.8%
February 202614.0%
March 202614.7%
April 202617.8%
May 202618.6%
June 202618.5%
July 202618.6%
August 202618.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202519,802
September 202519,254
October 202519,800
November 202519,832
December 202519,007
January 202620,478
February 202620,329
March 202620,945
April 202621,732
May 202621,741
June 202621,621
July 202622,165
August 202621,616

Comparing the UK nations

England measures planned-care waits from referral to treatment against an 18-week standard, and diagnostic waits against six weeks. Scotland and Wales measure differently, so their figures are not directly comparable (NHS England notes that each UK country has its own targets and standards).

Local areas

Council areas linked to this organisation: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Dorset

Where NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  1. Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors

    • NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board this page

  2. Level 6: National government

  3. Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies

  4. Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies

  5. Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance

    • International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
    • World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.

  6. Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums

    • G7 The UK is one of the seven members.
    • G20 The UK is a G20 member.

Related figures

NHS waiting list (England) · NHS employment

Sources

NHS trusts and health boards · how these figures are presented · built 15 October 2026