NHS England region
Hospital waiting times in South West
11 NHS trusts in South West, with how long the people on their waiting lists had waited at the end of August 2026. In England, 65% had waited 18 weeks or less.
These are the people still waiting for treatment at the end of the month, counted from their referral. “Within 18 weeks” means they had waited 18 weeks or less so far; it does not say when they will be treated.
NHS trusts in South West
The list is in alphabetical order, not a ranking. This is a fact about the waiting list, not a grade or a verdict on the care. Hospitals treat different patients: a specialist centre takes the hardest cases from a wide area and often has longer waits.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
- Waited 18 weeks or less
- 69%
- of the people still waiting
- 4 percentage points higher than England (65%)
- Typical wait so far
- 11.0 weeks
- half have waited less, half longer
- 1.2 weeks shorter than England (12.2 weeks)
- Waited over a year
- 521
- more than 52 weeks
- People waiting
- 95,997
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Waited 18 weeks or less
- 98%
- of the people still waiting
- 33 percentage points higher than England (65%)
- Typical wait so far
- 7.0 weeks
- half have waited less, half longer
- 5.2 weeks shorter than England (12.2 weeks)
- Waited over a year
- 0
- more than 52 weeks
- People waiting
- 820
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Waited 18 weeks or less
- 60%
- of the people still waiting
- 5 percentage points lower than England (65%)
- Typical wait so far
- 14.1 weeks
- half have waited less, half longer
- 1.9 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
- Waited over a year
- 370
- more than 52 weeks
- People waiting
- 23,094
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Waited 18 weeks or less
- 70%
- of the people still waiting
- 5 percentage points higher than England (65%)
- Typical wait so far
- 10.8 weeks
- half have waited less, half longer
- 1.4 weeks shorter than England (12.2 weeks)
- Waited over a year
- 34
- more than 52 weeks
- People waiting
- 65,922
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Waited 18 weeks or less
- 58%
- of the people still waiting
- 7 percentage points lower than England (65%)
- Typical wait so far
- 15.0 weeks
- half have waited less, half longer
- 2.8 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
- Waited over a year
- 969
- more than 52 weeks
- People waiting
- 42,520
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Waited 18 weeks or less
- 73%
- of the people still waiting
- 8 percentage points higher than England (65%)
- Typical wait so far
- 9.7 weeks
- half have waited less, half longer
- 2.5 weeks shorter than England (12.2 weeks)
- Waited over a year
- 446
- more than 52 weeks
- People waiting
- 44,996
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Waited 18 weeks or less
- 63%
- of the people still waiting
- 2 percentage points lower than England (65%)
- Typical wait so far
- 12.7 weeks
- half have waited less, half longer
- 0.5 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
- Waited over a year
- 1,684
- more than 52 weeks
- People waiting
- 74,495
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- Waited 18 weeks or less
- 70%
- of the people still waiting
- 5 percentage points higher than England (65%)
- Typical wait so far
- 11.6 weeks
- half have waited less, half longer
- 0.6 weeks shorter than England (12.2 weeks)
- Waited over a year
- 154
- more than 52 weeks
- People waiting
- 43,127
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Waited 18 weeks or less
- 70%
- of the people still waiting
- 5 percentage points higher than England (65%)
- Typical wait so far
- 11.7 weeks
- half have waited less, half longer
- 0.5 weeks shorter than England (12.2 weeks)
- Waited over a year
- 126
- more than 52 weeks
- People waiting
- 31,012
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Waited 18 weeks or less
- 64%
- of the people still waiting
- 1 percentage point lower than England (65%)
- Typical wait so far
- 12.0 weeks
- half have waited less, half longer
- 0.2 weeks shorter than England (12.2 weeks)
- Waited over a year
- 1,702
- more than 52 weeks
- People waiting
- 55,374
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Waited 18 weeks or less
- 66%
- of the people still waiting
- 1 percentage point higher than England (65%)
- Typical wait so far
- 12.4 weeks
- half have waited less, half longer
- 0.2 weeks longer than England (12.2 weeks)
- Waited over a year
- 657
- more than 52 weeks
- People waiting
- 67,232
Where the figures come from
The waiting lists at the end of August 2026, as each trust reported them to NHS England.
Source: NHS England, Referral to Treatment (RTT) Waiting Times, August 2026, published 8 October 2026. Open Government Licence. England’s figures count every provider, the 388 independent sector providers included.
Data updated
The month each source’s data runs to, and when its publisher released it.
- Referral to Treatment (RTT) Waiting Times: (published 8 October 2026)
Sources
- Contains public sector information from NHS England licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: Referral to Treatment (RTT) Waiting Times, monthly.