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Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North East and Yorkshire · England · code RP5

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

NHS England counted 55,381 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 3% from 57,218 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 63.5% of the pathways waiting at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.8 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (60.7%). That is 28.5 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 73.3% of A&E attendances at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.5 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (69.8%). That is 21.7 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 75.1% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 1.2 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (76.3%). That is 9.9 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 27.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 5.9 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (33.4%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 28 March 2024.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
55,381
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
1,553
August 2026 · NHS England
57k52k August 2025August 2026
64.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,735995 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202557,218
September 202556,364
October 202555,898
November 202554,165
December 202553,267
January 202651,969
February 202651,903
March 202652,233
April 202653,487
May 202654,201
June 202654,323
July 202654,937
August 202655,381
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202560.7%
September 202561.2%
October 202560.8%
November 202560.7%
December 202560.1%
January 202659.5%
February 202660.1%
March 202661.8%
April 202661.6%
May 202662.6%
June 202664.1%
July 202663.6%
August 202663.5%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,735
September 20251,524
October 20251,419
November 20251,119
December 20251,048
January 20261,031
February 20261,069
March 2026995
April 20261,165
May 20261,330
June 20261,445
July 20261,626
August 20261,553

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
73.3%
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
376
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
18,559
September 2026 · NHS England
77.5%0.0% September 2025September 2026
37695 September 2025September 2026
19k16k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202569.8%
October 202569.4%
November 202570.8%
December 202569.1%
January 202667.9%
February 202670.6%
March 202677.5%
April 202674.5%
May 202671.1%
June 202671.3%
July 202673.3%
August 202674.6%
September 202673.3%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025162
October 2025142
November 2025197
December 2025235
January 2026339
February 2026202
March 202695
April 2026239
May 2026177
June 2026246
July 2026180
August 2026220
September 2026376
A&E attendances in the month
September 202517,953
October 202518,147
November 202517,649
December 202517,275
January 202617,819
February 202616,077
March 202618,713
April 202618,071
May 202618,853
June 202618,633
July 202619,256
August 202617,356
September 202618,559

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
82.8%
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
98.3%
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
75.1%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
98.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
79.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202575.6%
May 202574.6%
June 202582.1%
July 202579.1%
August 202576.0%
September 202575.9%
October 202581.0%
November 202581.4%
December 202583.0%
January 202680.3%
February 202683.1%
March 202681.5%
April 202669.8%
May 202676.3%
June 202682.7%
July 202683.2%
August 202682.8%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202596.7%
May 202597.5%
June 202597.5%
July 202598.1%
August 202595.9%
September 202596.6%
October 202596.5%
November 202596.9%
December 202597.5%
January 202696.7%
February 202697.4%
March 202698.4%
April 202696.3%
May 202697.5%
June 202696.7%
July 202698.8%
August 202698.3%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202576.3%
May 202572.7%
June 202571.1%
July 202571.2%
August 202565.5%
September 202566.7%
October 202569.8%
November 202570.3%
December 202572.2%
January 202676.3%
February 202674.1%
March 202679.0%
April 202679.1%
May 202670.4%
June 202677.6%
July 202674.2%
August 202675.1%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
27.5%
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
12,663
August 2026 · NHS England
36.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
17k13k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202533.4%
September 202516.0%
October 202514.9%
November 202519.5%
December 202525.8%
January 202636.0%
February 202624.8%
March 202626.2%
April 202629.0%
May 202624.2%
June 202624.2%
July 202625.8%
August 202627.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202516,930
September 202516,747
October 202515,793
November 202516,215
December 202516,158
January 202616,493
February 202615,515
March 202615,236
April 202615,231
May 202614,126
June 202613,706
July 202614,082
August 202612,663

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 28 March 2024. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals 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: Bassetlaw · Doncaster

Where Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals 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