Sheffield Children'S NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust North East and Yorkshire Area: South Yorkshire

At the end of August 2026, 11,708 patients were waiting for treatment at Sheffield Children'S NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 10.3 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
10.3 weeks
92% waiting less than
33.5 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
71%
Waiting over a year
122

Waiting times by specialty

Sheffield Children'S NHS Foundation Trust waiting times by specialty, August 2026
Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
Oral surgery 44 8.0 wks 16.4 wks 42.5 wks under 50 waiting
Other paediatric specialties 11,664 10.3 wks 12.3 wks 33.5 wks 37th of 113

Rank 1st means the shortest median wait among providers with at least 50 patients waiting in that specialty.

Median wait across all specialties

  • Sheffield Children'S NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Sheffield Children'S NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 12.5 weeks to 10.3 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202610.3 wks12.2 wks
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Sheffield Children'S NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks by month
MonthSheffield Children'S NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202610.312.2
July 20269.912
June 20269.411.9
May 20269.712.4
April 2026911.9
March 20268.611.3
February 202610.313.2
January 202610.913.6
December 202510.813.5
November 202510.912.9
October 202511.313.3
September 202512.013.4
August 202511.813.5
July 202510.813.1
June 202511.213.4
May 202511.113.6
April 20251113.3
March 202510.213.9
February 202511.414.2
January 202511.514.5
December 202411.414.2
November 202411.314
October 202411.914.2
September 202412.514.4

Where it treats patients

Sheffield Children'S NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of figures for all its hospitals, so the waits above cover every site below.

Sites come from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Some clinics a trust runs inside other organisations' hospitals are not listed.

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