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Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North East and Yorkshire · England · code RFF

This page reports published statistics; it is not medical advice and does not rate the trust.

NHS England counted 21,616 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 18% from 26,332 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 69.5% of the pathways waiting at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (66.3%). That is 22.5 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 71.3% of A&E attendances at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.0 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (74.3%). That is 23.7 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 68.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 4.1 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (72.5%). That is 16.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 2.4% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 5.7 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (8.1%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 14 March 2018.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
21,616
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
69.5%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England reports waiting times against the 92% standard: 92% of patients waiting to start treatment should have waited less than 18 weeks. Source
Waiting more than 52 weeks
148
August 2026 · NHS England
26k21k August 2025August 2026
72.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
23599 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202526,332
September 202525,053
October 202524,972
November 202524,239
December 202522,959
January 202622,143
February 202621,900
March 202621,493
April 202621,858
May 202622,323
June 202621,978
July 202621,760
August 202621,616
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202566.3%
September 202565.7%
October 202565.5%
November 202565.8%
December 202565.1%
January 202667.2%
February 202668.1%
March 202671.0%
April 202672.0%
May 202672.1%
June 202671.2%
July 202670.6%
August 202669.5%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025199
September 2025228
October 2025235
November 2025202
December 2025167
January 2026139
February 2026128
March 2026136
April 2026109
May 2026104
June 202699
July 2026112
August 2026148

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
71.3%
September 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard for A&E waiting times is that 95% of patients should be admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours of arrival. Source
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
109
September 2026 · NHS England
Counts patients who waited 12 hours or more from the decision to admit to admission (sometimes called trolley waits), not 12 hours from arrival.
A&E attendances in the month
10,098
September 2026 · NHS England
80.5%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1090 September 2025September 2026
10k8,519 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202574.3%
October 202568.2%
November 202572.5%
December 202569.5%
January 202663.5%
February 202675.3%
March 202680.5%
April 202680.5%
May 202676.7%
June 202675.8%
July 202674.2%
August 202678.9%
September 202671.3%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 20251
October 20250
November 20254
December 202511
January 202619
February 20261
March 20260
April 202626
May 202627
June 202620
July 202614
August 20269
September 2026109
A&E attendances in the month
September 20259,065
October 20259,746
November 20259,470
December 20259,286
January 20269,396
February 20268,519
March 20269,461
April 20269,392
May 20269,749
June 202610,151
July 202610,287
August 20269,448
September 202610,098

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
81.1%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 80% of people are told they have cancer, or that cancer is ruled out, within 28 days of an urgent referral. Source
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
91.5%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 96% of people begin treatment within 31 days of a decision to treat. Source
Cancer: treated within 62 days
68.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
99.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
77.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202577.8%
May 202577.0%
June 202582.2%
July 202583.1%
August 202581.8%
September 202582.3%
October 202581.3%
November 202582.8%
December 202583.9%
January 202673.6%
February 202680.1%
March 202679.4%
April 202668.7%
May 202680.4%
June 202681.6%
July 202681.3%
August 202681.1%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202596.0%
May 202586.5%
June 202593.2%
July 202588.4%
August 202585.1%
September 202596.6%
October 202590.1%
November 202584.4%
December 202593.3%
January 202688.3%
February 202699.2%
March 202696.8%
April 202691.9%
May 202693.8%
June 202695.6%
July 202695.4%
August 202691.5%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202572.5%
May 202575.6%
June 202565.9%
July 202572.5%
August 202571.9%
September 202576.2%
October 202577.8%
November 202576.1%
December 202575.8%
January 202672.6%
February 202674.1%
March 202664.8%
April 202667.4%
May 202665.9%
June 202668.9%
July 202675.4%
August 202668.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
2.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that less than 1% of patients should wait six weeks or more for a diagnostic test. Source
Diagnostic waiting list
4,532
August 2026 · NHS England
11.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
5,7113,981 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20258.1%
September 20257.6%
October 20257.6%
November 20258.3%
December 202511.9%
January 20268.5%
February 20263.6%
March 20263.4%
April 20265.0%
May 20267.0%
June 20263.9%
July 20263.8%
August 20262.4%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20253,981
September 20254,189
October 20254,639
November 20255,099
December 20254,670
January 20265,509
February 20265,711
March 20265,324
April 20264,132
May 20264,603
June 20264,526
July 20264,672
August 20264,532

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 14 March 2018. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the NHS Organisation Data Service. Figures on this page are for the whole organisation, not for individual sites.

Comparing the UK nations

England measures planned-care waits from referral to treatment against an 18-week standard, and diagnostic waits against six weeks. Scotland and Wales measure differently, so their figures are not directly comparable (NHS England notes that each UK country has its own targets and standards).

Local areas

Council areas linked to this organisation: Barnsley

Where Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  1. Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors

    • Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust this page

  2. Level 6: National government

  3. Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies

  4. Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies

  5. Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance

    • International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
    • World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.

  6. Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums

    • G7 The UK is one of the seven members.
    • G20 The UK is a G20 member.

Related figures

NHS waiting list (England) · NHS employment

Sources

NHS trusts and health boards · how these figures are presented · built 15 October 2026