ShortestWait

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust North East and Yorkshire Area: South Yorkshire

At the end of August 2026, 21,616 patients were waiting for treatment at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 11.2 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
11.2 weeks
92% waiting less than
32.6 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
69%
Waiting over a year
148

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 2,027 9.8 wks 12.8 wks 39.9 wks 81st of 238
Urology 1,067 10.1 wks 12.2 wks 33.7 wks 66th of 180
Orthopaedics 2,522 15.2 wks 13.9 wks 41.4 wks 216th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 3,392 13.1 wks 15.4 wks 33.3 wks 63rd of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 3,487 11.8 wks 10.4 wks 30.5 wks 241st of 301
Oral surgery 1,288 16.0 wks 16.4 wks 43.8 wks 55th of 112
General medicine 39 6.1 wks 10.2 wks 12.9 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 960 6.7 wks 11.0 wks 17.7 wks 39th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 689 7.6 wks 11.9 wks 15.9 wks 16th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 1,871 12.7 wks 10.5 wks 27.9 wks 85th of 111
Respiratory medicine 269 4.9 wks 10.4 wks 16.1 wks 6th of 120
Rheumatology 228 4.4 wks 10.9 wks 10.7 wks 3rd of 120
Elderly medicine 79 4.0 wks 7.6 wks 12.9 wks 6th of 96
Gynaecology 2,277 12.3 wks 14.2 wks 33.8 wks 69th of 176
Other medical specialties 583 6.9 wks 10.7 wks 16.8 wks 14th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 811 10.9 wks 12.3 wks 22.2 wks 49th of 113
Other services 27 7.8 wks 8.7 wks 20.8 wks under 50 waiting

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 9.9 weeks to 11.2 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202611.2 wks
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MonthBarnsley Hospital NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202611.212.2
July 202610.712
June 202610.511.9
May 202610.812.4
April 202610.111.9
March 20269.611.3
February 202611.413.2
January 20261213.6
December 202512.613.5
November 202511.712.9
October 202512.213.3
September 202512.613.4
August 202512.113.5
July 202511.213.1
June 202511.313.4
May 202510.813.6
April 202510.513.3
March 20259.913.9
February 202510.614.2
January 202510.714.5
December 202410.514.2
November 20249.714
October 20249.714.2
September 20249.914.4

Where it treats patients

Barnsley Hospital 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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