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Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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

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

NHS England counted 11,708 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 5% from 12,272 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 71.3% of the pathways waiting at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 6.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (65.3%). That is 20.7 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 90.3% of A&E attendances at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.8 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (94.1%). That is 4.7 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 50.0% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 50.0 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (100.0%). It is the lowest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 35.0 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 18.3% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 7.5 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (25.8%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
11,708
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
71.3%
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
122
August 2026 · NHS England
12k11k August 2025August 2026
74.3%0.0% August 2025August 2026
321122 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202512,272
September 202511,707
October 202511,561
November 202511,376
December 202511,646
January 202611,426
February 202611,069
March 202610,811
April 202611,308
May 202611,305
June 202611,355
July 202611,619
August 202611,708
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202565.3%
September 202565.0%
October 202565.1%
November 202564.5%
December 202566.5%
January 202667.0%
February 202669.5%
March 202672.7%
April 202672.6%
May 202674.1%
June 202674.3%
July 202672.7%
August 202671.3%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025321
September 2025285
October 2025259
November 2025230
December 2025195
January 2026176
February 2026156
March 2026150
April 2026160
May 2026155
June 2026143
July 2026136
August 2026122

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
90.3%
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
0
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
5,007
September 2026 · NHS England
98.1%0.0% September 2025September 2026
10 September 2025September 2026
6,0303,874 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202594.1%
October 202593.2%
November 202588.0%
December 202589.2%
January 202693.5%
February 202693.1%
March 202698.1%
April 202694.8%
May 202694.4%
June 202691.4%
July 202691.8%
August 202692.3%
September 202690.3%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 20250
October 20250
November 20250
December 20250
January 20260
February 20260
March 20260
April 20260
May 20260
June 20260
July 20260
August 20260
September 20260
A&E attendances in the month
September 20254,743
October 20255,590
November 20256,030
December 20255,708
January 20264,833
February 20264,559
March 20265,494
April 20265,074
May 20265,256
June 20265,411
July 20265,114
August 20263,874
September 20265,007

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
95.0%
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
100.0%
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
50.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202592.6%
May 202592.3%
June 202586.7%
July 202595.2%
August 202590.9%
September 202589.5%
October 202596.0%
November 2025100.0%
December 202590.0%
January 202690.0%
February 2026100.0%
March 2026100.0%
April 202685.0%
May 2026100.0%
June 202696.3%
July 2026100.0%
August 202695.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 2025100.0%
May 2025100.0%
June 202587.5%
July 2025100.0%
August 2025100.0%
September 2025100.0%
October 2025100.0%
November 2025100.0%
December 2025100.0%
January 2026100.0%
February 2026100.0%
March 2026100.0%
April 2026100.0%
May 2026100.0%
June 2026100.0%
July 2026100.0%
August 2026100.0%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 2025100.0%
May 202575.0%
June 202575.0%
July 2025100.0%
August 2025100.0%
September 2025100.0%
October 2025100.0%
November 2025100.0%
December 2025100.0%
January 2026100.0%
February 2026100.0%
March 2026100.0%
April 2026100.0%
May 2026100.0%
June 2026100.0%
July 2026100.0%
August 202650.0%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
18.3%
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
1,421
August 2026 · NHS England
25.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,8631,284 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202525.8%
September 202525.3%
October 202521.1%
November 202518.8%
December 202523.4%
January 202624.4%
February 202622.2%
March 202618.9%
April 202617.8%
May 202616.4%
June 202616.3%
July 202620.2%
August 202618.3%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20251,366
September 20251,284
October 20251,285
November 20251,528
December 20251,489
January 20261,633
February 20261,744
March 20261,806
April 20261,632
May 20261,863
June 20261,738
July 20261,719
August 20261,421

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Sheffield Children's 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: Sheffield

Where Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Sheffield Children's 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 · not yet listed for search engines (fewer than six current figures)