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Sheffield Children's waiting times

11,207 people were waiting for planned treatment at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust at the end of September 2026. Half had waited more than 10.6 weeks, 1.6 weeks shorter than England's (12.2).

NHS waiting times · South Yorkshire · Sheffield Children's

All specialties, September 2026

11,207

waiting

down 500 (4.3%) on a year earlier

10.6 wk

median wait

England 12.2

71.6%

under 18 weeks

England 65.9%

92

over a year

England 113,490

Waits by specialty

Every specialty with people waiting at Sheffield Children's, beside England's median. Select a column heading to sort.

median wait, in weeks (scale 0 to 40)England's median for the same specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian wait, weeksAgainst England's medianUnder 18 weeksOver a year
All specialtiesEvery consultant-led specialty together11,20710.671.6%92
Oral surgeryWisdom teeth and other hospital dental surgery419.578.0%0

The last 13 months

September 2025 to September 2026.

11,70711,207September 2025September 2026
People waiting at Sheffield Children's, by monthLowest 10,811, highest 11,708. The scale starts near the lowest value.
The figures
MonthValue
September 202511,707
October 202511,561
November 202511,376
December 202511,646
January 202611,426
February 202611,069
March 202610,811
April 202611,308
May 202611,305
June 202611,355
July 202611,619
August 202611,708
September 202611,207
11.9 wk10.6 wkSeptember 2025September 2026
Median wait at Sheffield Children's, weeksLowest 8.6 wk, highest 11.9 wk. The scale starts near the lowest value.
The figures
MonthValue
September 202511.9 wk
October 202511.3 wk
November 202510.9 wk
December 202510.8 wk
January 202610.9 wk
February 202610.3 wk
March 20268.6 wk
April 20269.0 wk
May 20269.7 wk
June 20269.4 wk
July 20269.9 wk
August 202610.3 wk
September 202610.6 wk

Waiting for an operation

A woman at her kitchen table reading a hospital appointment letter
Illustration

People whose consultant has decided to admit them for treatment, usually an operation, and people admitted in September 2026 with how long they had waited.

SpecialtyWaiting to be admittedTheir median wait, weeksAdmitted for treatment this monthHalf had waited over, weeks92% within, weeks
All specialties2,38716.251215.755.8
Oral surgery419.51215.047.0

Other trusts in South Yorkshire

You can often choose where you're referred. These are the other NHS trusts in the same area.

TrustWaitingMedian wait, weeksOrthopaedics median, weeks
Barnsley Hospital21,10811.414.6
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals55,83212.417.2
Rotherham29,84011.916.8

Use these figures

Free to quote and reuse, for journalists, researchers and AI agents. Please credit "Thera Travel, from NHS England data" and link to theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: NHS England, Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times. Open Government Licence v3.0.

This trust as JSON: /nhs-waiting-times/sheffield-childrens.json. NHS England organisation code RCU.

Source: NHS England, Referral to Treatment waiting times, September 2026 (published November 2026). Next figures expected 10 December 2026. Journalists: press page.

Questions

How long is the wait at Sheffield Children's?

At the end of September 2026, 11,207 people were waiting for planned treatment at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited more than 10.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England. 71.6% had waited under 18 weeks and 92 over a year. Source: NHS England.

Where do these figures come from?

NHS England's referral-to-treatment statistics for September 2026, published November 2026. We update this page every month.

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