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Oral Surgery waiting times at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Incomplete pathways · Data: July 2026 · Source: NHS England RTT statistics · full trust profile

On the waiting list
2,409
Seen within 18 weeks
49.6%
Typical (median) wait
18.2 wks
Waiting over a year
35
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Oral Surgery · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%49.6%42.7%April 202142.7%May 202139.2%June 202137.3%July 202133.5%August 202134.2%September 202135.1%October 202137.0%November 202135.9%December 202139.5%January 202252.4%February 202251.3%March 202258.7%April 202358.5%May 202355.2%June 202354.1%July 202351.0%August 202351.6%September 202352.5%October 202349.4%November 202346.3%December 202344.6%January 202441.7%February 202440.7%March 202440.4%April 202440.3%May 202438.6%June 202436.5%July 202434.9%August 202435.3%September 202436.7%October 202437.8%November 202439.2%December 202439.0%January 202539.2%February 202538.0%March 202536.0%April 202535.2%May 202536.8%June 202539.0%July 202541.6%August 202546.6%September 202546.6%October 202550.1%November 202548.9%December 202549.6%January 202651.3%February 202653.4%March 202651.7%April 202652.2%May 202650.7%June 202649.6%July 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for oral surgery patients who started treatment in July 2026 — not those still waiting. The wait shown is how long they had waited before treatment started. It is typically longer than the current waiting-list figure above, because it includes people who were finally treated after a long wait.

Admitted (needed a hospital admission)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
36.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
28.6%
Patients treated
14
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
44.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
34.5%
Patients treated
232
in July 2026

Source: NHS England RTT statistics, completed (admitted/non-admitted) pathways. About this data

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