ShortestWait

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust North East and Yorkshire Area: South Yorkshire

At the end of August 2026, 29,815 patients were waiting for treatment at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 11.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
11.6 weeks
92% waiting less than
38.8 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
68%
Waiting over a year
376

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 1,822 13.9 wks 12.8 wks 45.8 wks 176th of 238
Urology 1,336 9.9 wks 12.2 wks 39.9 wks 59th of 180
Orthopaedics 4,888 16.5 wks 13.9 wks 44.7 wks 247th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 2,303 10.7 wks 15.4 wks 40.3 wks 30th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 2,302 10.0 wks 10.4 wks 25.4 wks 205th of 301
Oral surgery 2,102 22.6 wks 16.4 wks 47.0 wks 103rd of 112
General medicine 10 3.0 wks 10.2 wks 15.6 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 1,671 11.7 wks 11.0 wks 28.0 wks 120th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 1,740 9.7 wks 11.9 wks 22.6 wks 34th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 2,202 8.8 wks 10.5 wks 18.5 wks 35th of 111
Respiratory medicine 903 8.9 wks 10.4 wks 19.0 wks 48th of 120
Rheumatology 749 9.0 wks 10.9 wks 17.6 wks 51st of 120
Elderly medicine 62 4.8 wks 7.6 wks 16.0 wks 18th of 96
Gynaecology 3,952 15.5 wks 14.2 wks 44.2 wks 131st of 176
Other medical specialties 680 8.0 wks 10.7 wks 17.6 wks 32nd of 145
Other paediatric specialties 1,335 11.3 wks 12.3 wks 23.7 wks 54th of 113
Other surgical specialties 1,758 6.9 wks 11.4 wks 33.9 wks 16th of 129

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 13.4 weeks to 11.6 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202611.6 wks
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MonthThe Rotherham NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202611.612.2
July 202611.112
June 202610.811.9
May 202611.412.4
April 20261111.9
March 202610.411.3
February 202611.713.2
January 202612.213.6
December 202512.513.5
November 202512.012.9
October 202512.313.3
September 202512.513.4
August 202512.513.5
July 202511.513.1
June 202511.513.4
May 202511.613.6
April 202511.613.3
March 202511.613.9
February 202513.014.2
January 20251314.5
December 202412.814.2
November 202412.514
October 202413.114.2
September 202413.414.4

Where it treats patients

The Rotherham 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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