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Retford Hospital

North Road, Retford, DN22 7XF · Run by Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

CQC rating published 28 March 2024 — this rating applies to this specific location. About CQC ratings

Performance at a glance

Treated or seen within 18 weeks
Trust-wide
62.6%
Better than 28% of trustsData: May 2026
Typical (median) wait
Trust-wide
13.0 wks
Better than 37% of trustsData: May 2026
Patients on the waiting list
Trust-wide
54,201
Data: May 2026
Waiting over a year
Trust-wide
1,330
Better than 14% of trustsData: May 2026
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
Trust-wide
71.3%
Better than 38% of trustsData: Jun 2026
A&E attendances
Trust-wide
18,633
Data: Jun 2026
12-hour trolley waits
Trust-wide
246
Better than 50% 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 Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Waiting times by specialty

Trust-wide (Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) · Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics

SpecialtyWaitingWithin 18 wksMedian wait52+ wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic12,72351.6%17.2 wks1,067
Ear Nose and Throat6,27349.5%18.3 wks199
Other - Medicals4,58772.4%9.9 wks19
General Surgery3,91968.3%11.7 wks8
Ophthalmology3,74565.8%12.0 wks13
Gastroenterology3,74365.9%12.9 wks10
Urology2,97265.9%12.3 wks2
Gynaecology2,77072.1%7.7 wks1
Dermatology2,67380.7%8.9 wks0
Cardiology2,52981.1%10.8 wks2
Respiratory Medicine2,39655.3%16.0 wks1
Other - Surgicals2,38068.9%9.4 wks4
Oral Surgery2,25756.5%15.2 wks4
Rheumatology85770.2%11.6 wks0
Other - Paediatrics24080.8%9.8 wks0
Elderly Medicine13291.7%4.0 wks0
General Internal Medicine560.0%6.8 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.