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The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

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

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

NHS England counted 29,809 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 6% from 31,705 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 68.3% of the pathways waiting at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (64.6%). That is 23.7 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 69.2% of A&E attendances at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.3 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (71.5%). That is 25.8 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 76.6% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 4.1 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (72.5%). That is 8.4 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 2.6% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 1.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (0.9%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 29 September 2021.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
29,809
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
68.3%
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
376
August 2026 · NHS England
32k28k August 2025August 2026
70.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
647334 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202531,705
September 202531,179
October 202531,161
November 202531,123
December 202530,281
January 202629,661
February 202629,088
March 202628,271
April 202629,419
May 202629,736
June 202629,595
July 202629,503
August 202629,809
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202564.6%
September 202565.1%
October 202564.7%
November 202564.9%
December 202565.2%
January 202666.2%
February 202667.7%
March 202669.3%
April 202669.5%
May 202670.1%
June 202670.6%
July 202669.0%
August 202668.3%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025647
September 2025599
October 2025584
November 2025544
December 2025476
January 2026496
February 2026444
March 2026334
April 2026355
May 2026396
June 2026400
July 2026444
August 2026376

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
69.2%
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
17
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
10,045
September 2026 · NHS England
72.4%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1120 September 2025September 2026
10k8,770 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202571.5%
October 202567.9%
November 202570.4%
December 202565.9%
January 202665.0%
February 202666.3%
March 202669.1%
April 202672.4%
May 202670.8%
June 202667.6%
July 202669.9%
August 202671.8%
September 202669.2%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 20251
October 20252
November 20250
December 202522
January 2026112
February 202654
March 202640
April 20264
May 20261
June 20263
July 202614
August 20262
September 202617
A&E attendances in the month
September 20258,932
October 20259,550
November 20259,394
December 20259,857
January 20269,772
February 20268,770
March 20269,778
April 20269,703
May 20269,881
June 202610,194
July 202610,280
August 20269,473
September 202610,045

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
81.8%
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
99.1%
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
76.6%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
89.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
81.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202580.3%
May 202569.7%
June 202577.9%
July 202580.4%
August 202578.8%
September 202585.2%
October 202584.9%
November 202582.8%
December 202584.0%
January 202681.7%
February 202689.7%
March 202686.3%
April 202685.4%
May 202685.8%
June 202682.8%
July 202680.8%
August 202681.8%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202598.1%
May 2025100.0%
June 202597.3%
July 2025100.0%
August 2025100.0%
September 202597.9%
October 202598.4%
November 202595.6%
December 2025100.0%
January 202697.2%
February 202697.7%
March 202698.6%
April 202699.3%
May 2026100.0%
June 202699.1%
July 202697.5%
August 202699.1%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202572.5%
May 202569.6%
June 202567.3%
July 202572.8%
August 202570.2%
September 202578.4%
October 202572.2%
November 202580.9%
December 202574.1%
January 202675.8%
February 202674.3%
March 202681.2%
April 202671.6%
May 202667.7%
June 202672.4%
July 202678.4%
August 202676.6%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
2.6%
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
4,996
August 2026 · NHS England
3.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
6,7404,996 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20250.9%
September 20250.5%
October 20250.4%
November 20250.5%
December 20250.4%
January 20260.5%
February 20261.0%
March 20260.8%
April 20263.7%
May 20263.1%
June 20261.6%
July 20262.3%
August 20262.6%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20255,643
September 20256,018
October 20255,696
November 20255,969
December 20255,848
January 20266,192
February 20266,489
March 20265,997
April 20266,740
May 20266,577
June 20266,064
July 20265,669
August 20264,996

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 29 September 2021. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to The Rotherham 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: Rotherham

Where The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • The Rotherham 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