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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RK5

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

NHS England counted 33,431 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 7% from 36,130 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 63.8% of the pathways waiting at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.5 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (61.3%). That is 28.2 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 74.4% of A&E attendances at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 6.4 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (68.0%). That is 20.6 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 66.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 2.1 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (64.7%). That is 18.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 7.9% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 4.5 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (12.4%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 14 May 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
33,431
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
63.8%
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
468
August 2026 · NHS England
36k33k August 2025August 2026
64.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
475308 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202536,130
September 202536,372
October 202536,255
November 202536,314
December 202535,975
January 202635,671
February 202634,351
March 202633,135
April 202633,261
May 202633,002
June 202632,750
July 202633,450
August 202633,431
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202561.3%
September 202561.9%
October 202560.4%
November 202560.3%
December 202559.3%
January 202659.6%
February 202660.9%
March 202663.6%
April 202663.7%
May 202664.7%
June 202664.8%
July 202664.0%
August 202663.8%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025349
September 2025321
October 2025315
November 2025308
December 2025342
January 2026326
February 2026372
March 2026357
April 2026348
May 2026347
June 2026399
July 2026475
August 2026468

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
74.4%
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
179
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
17,182
September 2026 · NHS England
77.6%0.0% September 2025September 2026
689179 September 2025September 2026
18k15k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202568.0%
October 202567.4%
November 202567.3%
December 202567.0%
January 202669.5%
February 202671.7%
March 202677.6%
April 202670.1%
May 202664.1%
June 202663.5%
July 202671.2%
August 202671.5%
September 202674.4%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025204
October 2025606
November 2025484
December 2025642
January 2026689
February 2026365
March 2026277
April 2026280
May 2026225
June 2026391
July 2026217
August 2026236
September 2026179
A&E attendances in the month
September 202516,499
October 202517,399
November 202516,890
December 202516,659
January 202616,783
February 202615,379
March 202617,567
April 202616,733
May 202617,380
June 202617,677
July 202618,382
August 202616,636
September 202617,182

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
84.3%
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
90.9%
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
66.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
86.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
99.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
75.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202577.6%
May 202576.4%
June 202582.4%
July 202583.0%
August 202582.4%
September 202580.7%
October 202582.3%
November 202579.5%
December 202581.7%
January 202679.5%
February 202686.6%
March 202683.9%
April 202678.6%
May 202681.6%
June 202681.8%
July 202681.6%
August 202684.3%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202587.3%
May 202594.4%
June 202591.4%
July 202588.9%
August 202584.7%
September 202588.4%
October 202591.7%
November 202593.6%
December 202595.9%
January 202694.5%
February 202694.5%
March 202698.4%
April 202691.0%
May 202699.2%
June 202695.4%
July 202690.8%
August 202690.9%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202564.7%
May 202563.3%
June 202565.9%
July 202566.7%
August 202572.2%
September 202563.1%
October 202565.6%
November 202575.4%
December 202563.4%
January 202668.8%
February 202666.3%
March 202669.5%
April 202661.2%
May 202661.1%
June 202670.3%
July 202670.4%
August 202666.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
7.9%
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
9,611
August 2026 · NHS England
17.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
13k8,363 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202512.4%
September 202510.2%
October 20259.6%
November 202510.2%
December 20258.0%
January 20266.5%
February 20266.4%
March 202612.6%
April 202617.7%
May 202612.5%
June 202611.2%
July 20267.5%
August 20267.9%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20258,363
September 20259,075
October 20259,370
November 20259,351
December 20259,444
January 202610,953
February 202612,116
March 202613,287
April 202613,134
May 202612,323
June 202611,941
July 202611,030
August 20269,611

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 14 May 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Sherwood Forest 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: Ashfield · Mansfield · Newark and Sherwood

Where Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Sherwood Forest 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

    • Sherwood Forest 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