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Barnsley Hospital

Gawber Road, Barnsley, S75 2EP · Run by Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

CQC rating published 1 September 2023 — this rating applies to this specific location. About CQC ratings

Performance at a glance

Treated or seen within 18 weeks
Trust-wide
72.1%
Better than 76% of trustsData: May 2026
Typical (median) wait
Trust-wide
10.8 wks
Better than 76% of trustsData: May 2026
Patients on the waiting list
Trust-wide
22,323
Data: May 2026
Waiting over a year
Trust-wide
104
Better than 71% of trustsData: May 2026
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
Trust-wide
75.7%
Better than 62% of trustsData: Jun 2026
A&E attendances
Trust-wide
10,125
Data: Jun 2026
12-hour trolley waits
Trust-wide
20
Better than 73% of trustsData: Jun 2026

NHS England publishes waiting-time and A&E figures per trust, not per building — figures marked Trust-wide cover all hospitals run by Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Waiting times by specialty

Trust-wide (Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust) · Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics

SpecialtyWaitingWithin 18 wksMedian wait52+ wks
Ophthalmology3,46872.0%11.1 wks4
Ear Nose and Throat3,31167.7%12.6 wks8
Trauma and Orthopaedic2,75657.6%15.1 wks38
Gynaecology2,20070.1%11.6 wks30
General Surgery2,10770.7%9.6 wks8
Dermatology1,62279.1%10.1 wks0
Oral Surgery1,52655.5%16.2 wks8
Gastroenterology1,25793.0%8.0 wks0
Urology1,20668.5%11.2 wks8
Other - Paediatrics88681.8%10.4 wks0
Cardiology70393.6%6.5 wks0
Other - Medicals48994.7%5.7 wks0
Respiratory Medicine38896.4%4.5 wks0
Rheumatology21598.6%2.6 wks0
Elderly Medicine12796.9%6.8 wks0
General Internal Medicine3497.1%4.3 wks0
Other - Others2885.7%10.0 wks0

About this data

Every figure on this page comes from an official publication: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics, NHS England A&E statistics, and the Care Quality Commission directory. Data periods are shown against each figure — NHS England publishes with a lag of around six weeks. Read the full methodology.