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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · England · code RHQ

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

In September 2026, 71.9% of A&E attendances at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.6 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (72.5%). That is 23.1 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 52.1% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 1.7 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (53.8%). That is 32.9 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 51.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 18.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (33.0%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 22 December 2022.

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
71.9%
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
8
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
18,850
September 2026 · NHS England
75.8%0.0% September 2025September 2026
182 September 2025September 2026
20k17k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202572.5%
October 202572.7%
November 202572.5%
December 202571.6%
January 202667.4%
February 202674.3%
March 202675.8%
April 202674.2%
May 202671.9%
June 202674.3%
July 202672.2%
August 202670.5%
September 202671.9%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 20257
October 202513
November 20259
December 20255
January 202616
February 20264
March 202610
April 20267
May 20267
June 202618
July 20262
August 20269
September 20268
A&E attendances in the month
September 202518,911
October 202519,858
November 202518,731
December 202518,680
January 202618,745
February 202617,083
March 202619,423
April 202618,496
May 202619,381
June 202618,883
July 202619,602
August 202618,515
September 202618,850

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
77.0%
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
87.5%
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
52.1%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
80.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
90.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
57.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202572.1%
May 202568.9%
June 202571.2%
July 202572.8%
August 202569.0%
September 202568.2%
October 202571.8%
November 202573.9%
December 202575.0%
January 202671.4%
February 202680.9%
March 202680.9%
April 202677.3%
May 202677.8%
June 202679.4%
July 202680.2%
August 202677.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202582.9%
May 202583.0%
June 202583.0%
July 202583.2%
August 202583.5%
September 202583.0%
October 202583.8%
November 202580.9%
December 202579.0%
January 202681.7%
February 202690.0%
March 202687.0%
April 202686.5%
May 202688.6%
June 202687.7%
July 202688.8%
August 202687.5%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202553.8%
May 202547.4%
June 202548.6%
July 202549.3%
August 202553.5%
September 202551.5%
October 202542.6%
November 202548.5%
December 202550.9%
January 202647.7%
February 202646.7%
March 202657.5%
April 202653.4%
May 202650.8%
June 202649.1%
July 202654.1%
August 202652.1%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
51.0%
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
28,746
August 2026 · NHS England
51.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
32k18k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202533.0%
September 202531.6%
October 202525.8%
November 202531.1%
December 202537.5%
January 202643.2%
February 202638.1%
March 202642.7%
April 202649.0%
May 202650.2%
June 202649.1%
July 202650.2%
August 202651.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202518,106
September 202518,645
October 202519,107
November 202519,386
December 202522,517
January 202626,465
February 202627,751
March 202628,509
April 202630,157
May 202630,234
June 202631,487
July 202632,206
August 202628,746

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 22 December 2022. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Sheffield 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: Sheffield

Where Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Sheffield 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

    • Sheffield 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