State IntegrityReceipts, not verdicts
Menu

News

Levels of power
World
Fact checks
Economy and money
Public services
Parliament and politics
Places
Data and tools

How we workEmail alertsRequest a check

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

integrated care board · England · code QF7

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

NHS England counted 110,297 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board at the end of August 2026. That is down 6% from 117,753 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 68.5% of the pathways waiting at NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (65.9%). That is 23.5 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 65.2% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.9 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (66.1%). That is 19.8 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 35.7% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 10.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (25.7%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
110,297
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
68.5%
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
1,726
August 2026 · NHS England
118k105k August 2025August 2026
70.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,2741,286 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025117,753
September 2025115,293
October 2025114,525
November 2025111,579
December 2025108,872
January 2026106,184
February 2026105,445
March 2026104,687
April 2026107,611
May 2026109,208
June 2026109,172
July 2026109,763
August 2026110,297
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202565.9%
September 202566.2%
October 202565.9%
November 202565.7%
December 202565.5%
January 202665.7%
February 202666.8%
March 202668.5%
April 202668.7%
May 202669.5%
June 202670.0%
July 202669.1%
August 202668.5%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,274
September 20252,103
October 20251,966
November 20251,673
December 20251,492
January 20261,475
February 20261,431
March 20261,286
April 20261,403
May 20261,564
June 20261,662
July 20261,830
August 20261,726

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
80.1%
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
90.4%
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
65.2%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
93.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
67.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202576.0%
May 202572.0%
June 202577.2%
July 202578.0%
August 202574.8%
September 202575.9%
October 202578.1%
November 202579.2%
December 202580.1%
January 202675.9%
February 202683.3%
March 202682.1%
April 202675.6%
May 202679.5%
June 202681.5%
July 202681.5%
August 202680.1%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202587.3%
May 202587.2%
June 202586.1%
July 202587.6%
August 202587.8%
September 202587.8%
October 202587.8%
November 202585.2%
December 202584.7%
January 202685.4%
February 202693.0%
March 202690.1%
April 202688.9%
May 202691.4%
June 202690.3%
July 202691.2%
August 202690.4%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202566.1%
May 202562.8%
June 202560.8%
July 202562.8%
August 202561.6%
September 202563.8%
October 202559.4%
November 202564.0%
December 202563.6%
January 202663.4%
February 202661.6%
March 202667.4%
April 202665.0%
May 202660.4%
June 202661.8%
July 202666.6%
August 202665.2%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
35.7%
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
47,640
August 2026 · NHS England
35.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
53k41k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202525.7%
September 202520.0%
October 202517.3%
November 202520.8%
December 202526.6%
January 202631.7%
February 202626.0%
March 202629.1%
April 202634.0%
May 202634.1%
June 202633.6%
July 202635.3%
August 202635.7%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202540,742
September 202541,546
October 202541,397
November 202542,768
December 202545,016
January 202650,355
February 202651,485
March 202651,373
April 202652,296
May 202651,721
June 202652,073
July 202652,811
August 202647,640

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 · Doncaster · Rotherham · Sheffield

Where NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 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