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Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RFS

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

NHS England counted 26,724 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 18% from 32,396 in August 2025. It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 63.5% of the pathways waiting at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 5.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (58.5%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 28.5 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 71.8% of A&E attendances at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 4.9 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (66.9%). That is 23.2 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 64.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 13.2 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (77.6%). That is 20.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 21.7% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 13.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (34.8%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
26,724
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
63.5%
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
491
August 2026 · NHS England
32k27k August 2025August 2026
63.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,453491 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202532,396
September 202532,040
October 202531,295
November 202530,159
December 202528,841
January 202628,292
February 202627,629
March 202627,036
April 202627,425
May 202627,339
June 202627,019
July 202626,874
August 202626,724
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202558.5%
September 202557.6%
October 202556.6%
November 202555.0%
December 202553.7%
January 202653.9%
February 202657.3%
March 202661.8%
April 202661.5%
May 202662.1%
June 202662.9%
July 202663.2%
August 202663.5%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,068
September 20251,175
October 20251,335
November 20251,453
December 20251,297
January 20261,277
February 20261,139
March 2026703
April 2026668
May 2026627
June 2026568
July 2026509
August 2026491

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
71.8%
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
180
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
12,110
September 2026 · NHS England
74.6%0.0% September 2025September 2026
62882 September 2025September 2026
14k11k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202566.9%
October 202568.9%
November 202568.8%
December 202573.3%
January 202661.9%
February 202668.9%
March 202674.2%
April 202674.6%
May 202671.8%
June 202670.3%
July 202669.6%
August 202672.5%
September 202671.8%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025254
October 2025276
November 2025325
December 2025385
January 2026628
February 2026523
March 202682
April 2026136
May 2026200
June 2026196
July 2026208
August 2026214
September 2026180
A&E attendances in the month
September 202511,262
October 202512,137
November 202513,547
December 202513,931
January 202612,484
February 202612,326
March 202612,851
April 202613,251
May 202612,533
June 202612,485
July 202613,024
August 202612,277
September 202612,110

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
75.0%
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
87.2%
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
64.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
81.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
94.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
77.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202573.9%
May 202573.7%
June 202574.0%
July 202577.3%
August 202571.7%
September 202570.3%
October 202573.4%
November 202573.3%
December 202576.1%
January 202667.9%
February 202677.9%
March 202677.5%
April 202675.2%
May 202679.8%
June 202681.0%
July 202677.5%
August 202675.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202594.8%
May 202593.4%
June 202594.8%
July 202591.7%
August 202593.5%
September 202586.7%
October 202582.7%
November 202586.6%
December 202591.4%
January 202692.3%
February 202689.5%
March 202692.2%
April 202692.1%
May 202692.7%
June 202692.6%
July 202693.5%
August 202687.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202577.6%
May 202574.9%
June 202575.5%
July 202577.5%
August 202570.8%
September 202557.8%
October 202559.7%
November 202563.7%
December 202569.9%
January 202668.5%
February 202667.9%
March 202672.7%
April 202676.4%
May 202669.4%
June 202672.5%
July 202671.0%
August 202664.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
21.7%
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
9,952
August 2026 · NHS England
34.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
9,9527,150 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202534.8%
September 202531.0%
October 202521.0%
November 202520.8%
December 202525.5%
January 202620.0%
February 202612.1%
March 202615.1%
April 202616.0%
May 202614.3%
June 202612.8%
July 202612.6%
August 202621.7%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20258,924
September 20258,647
October 20258,280
November 20257,780
December 20257,150
January 20267,993
February 20267,972
March 20268,594
April 20268,655
May 20268,494
June 20268,849
July 20269,833
August 20269,952

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Chesterfield Royal 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: Bolsover · Chesterfield · Derbyshire Dales

Where Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Chesterfield Royal 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

    • Chesterfield Royal 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