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NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Hospital waiting times for people registered with GPs in this NHS area, July 2026. The typical (median) wait is 11 weeks.

PEOPLE WAITING
109,763

for hospital treatment in this area

WAITING UNDER 18 WEEKS
69%

England: 65% (above by 3.8 points)

WAITING OVER A YEAR
1,830

1.7% of people waiting (England 1.5%)

By type of treatment

TreatmentPeople waitingUnder 18 weeksOver a year
Trauma and Orthopaedic18,11556%962
Ear Nose and Throat10,54158%312
Ophthalmology10,36775%22
Gynaecology8,57866%137
General Surgery7,10165%76
Dermatology5,86883%1
Gastroenterology5,38372%2
Oral Surgery5,29250%101
Urology4,50871%19
Cardiology4,20385%1
Respiratory Medicine2,99469%3
Rheumatology1,49185%0
Elderly Medicine28894%0
Neurosurgical23171%6
Plastic Surgery14251%5
Neurology12273%0
General Internal Medicine6484%0
Cardiothoracic Surgery888%0

Source: NHS England, Referral to Treatment waiting times, July 2026, published 10th September 2026.

This shows what happened, not why. Waiting times are affected by many things, so the green squares are for context only and do not mean a vote caused any change. It covers hospital treatment in England that has not started yet. Health is devolved, so Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland publish their own figures.