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Care Quality Commission

When CQC last rated this body

CQC has not rated Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust since 14 March 2018. Its judgements from then are still on CQC’s own site and are not shown here, because a rating more than 3 years old is not what CQC currently says about a body.

Read what CQC publishes on its own site

Against the national standards

The measures NHS England publishes against a provider every month, each drawn against the standard set for it. The standards differ: 95% of A&E attendances within four hours, 85% of urgent cancer referrals treated within sixty-two days, 99% of diagnostic tests within six weeks. A figure read against the wrong one says nothing, so no two of these charts share a line and the three cancer standards are never added together.

Hover or use the arrow keys to read any month, with the figures the percentage was worked out from. Every chart opens as a table.

A&E Wait Times

Patients seen within four hours

78.9%Aug 2026, 7,457 of 9,448 attendances

+4.7 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −16.1 points

50%75%100%95% standardMay 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Aug 2026

August 2026: 78.9 per cent, 7,457 of 9,448 attendances. Below the 95% standard.

All 17 months as a table
A&E Wait Times by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf attendances
Aug 202678.9%, Below the 95% standard7,457 of 9,448
Jul 202674.2%, Below the 95% standard7,635 of 10,287
Jun 202675.8%, Below the 95% standard7,692 of 10,151
May 202676.7%, Below the 95% standard7,481 of 9,749
Apr 202680.5%, Below the 95% standard7,561 of 9,392
Mar 202680.5%, Below the 95% standard7,618 of 9,461
Feb 202675.3%, Below the 95% standard6,417 of 8,519
Jan 202663.5%, Below the 95% standard5,967 of 9,396
Dec 202569.5%, Below the 95% standard6,455 of 9,286
Nov 202572.5%, Below the 95% standard6,870 of 9,470
Oct 202568.2%, Below the 95% standard6,643 of 9,746
Sept 202574.3%, Below the 95% standard6,739 of 9,065
Aug 202578.3%, Below the 95% standard7,185 of 9,177
Jul 202572.3%, Below the 95% standard6,756 of 9,349
Jun 202563.0%, Below the 95% standard5,824 of 9,243
May 202572.0%, Below the 95% standard6,717 of 9,336
Apr 202567.1%, Below the 95% standard5,978 of 8,914
Dips every January are national, not local. NHS England monthly A&E data

Waiting times (RTT)

Referral to treatment: waiting under eighteen weeks to start treatment

70.6%Jul 2026, 15,363 of 21,760 people waiting

−0.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −21.4 points

50%75%100%92% standardJul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 70.6 per cent, 15,363 of 21,760 people waiting. Below the 92% standard.

All 14 months as a table
Waiting times (RTT) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf people waiting
Jul 202670.6%, Below the 92% standard15,363 of 21,760
Jun 202671.2%, Below the 92% standard15,638 of 21,978
May 202672.1%, Below the 92% standard16,094 of 22,324
Apr 202672.0%, Below the 92% standard15,731 of 21,859
Mar 202671.0%, Below the 92% standard15,263 of 21,494
Feb 202668.1%, Below the 92% standard14,913 of 21,901
Jan 202667.2%, Below the 92% standard14,889 of 22,144
Dec 202565.1%, Below the 92% standard14,942 of 22,960
Nov 202565.8%, Below the 92% standard15,956 of 24,240
Oct 202565.5%, Below the 92% standard16,349 of 24,972
Sept 202565.7%, Below the 92% standard16,452 of 25,053
Aug 202566.3%, Below the 92% standard17,458 of 26,332
Jul 202568.8%, Below the 92% standard17,868 of 25,973
Jun 202570.8%, Below the 92% standard18,042 of 25,499
Incomplete pathways: people still waiting, not those already treated. NHS England monthly RTT data

Diagnostic tests (DM01)

Waiting under six weeks for a scan, a scope or a test

96.2%Jul 2026, 4,496 of 4,673 people waiting

Level since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −2.8 points

80%90%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 96.2 per cent, 4,496 of 4,673 people waiting. Below the 99% standard.

All 4 months as a table
Diagnostic tests (DM01) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf people waiting
Jul 202696.2%, Below the 99% standard4,496 of 4,673
Jun 202696.1%, Below the 99% standard4,350 of 4,526
May 202693.0%, Below the 99% standard4,282 of 4,603
Apr 202695.0%, Below the 99% standard3,925 of 4,132
Fifteen test types together, from MRI to endoscopy. NHS England monthly diagnostics data

Cancer diagnosis (FDS)

Faster diagnosis standard: told the outcome within twenty-eight days

81.3%Jul 2026, 1,017 of 1,251 referrals

−0.3 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +6.3 points

60%75%90%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 81.3 per cent, 1,017 of 1,251 referrals. Meets the 75% standard.

All 7 months as a table
Cancer diagnosis (FDS) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf referrals
Jul 202681.3%, Meets the 75% standard1,017 of 1,251
Jun 202681.6%, Meets the 75% standard880 of 1,078
May 202680.4%, Meets the 75% standard844 of 1,050
Apr 202668.7%, Below the 75% standard725 of 1,055
Mar 202679.3%, Meets the 75% standard990 of 1,248
Feb 202680.2%, Meets the 75% standard783 of 976
Jan 202673.5%, Below the 75% standard757 of 1,030
Told whether they have cancer, not treated for it. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times

Cancer (31-day)

Decision to treat to first treatment within thirty-one days

95.4%Jul 2026, 125 of 131 treatments

−0.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −0.6 points

80%90%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 95.4 per cent, 125 of 131 treatments. Below the 96% standard.

All 7 months as a table
Cancer (31-day) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf treatments
Jul 202695.4%, Below the 96% standard125 of 131
Jun 202695.6%, Below the 96% standard108 of 113
May 202693.8%, Below the 96% standard91 of 97
Apr 202691.9%, Below the 96% standard113 of 123
Mar 202696.8%, Meets the 96% standard123 of 127
Feb 202699.2%, Meets the 96% standard124 of 125
Jan 202688.9%, Below the 96% standard104 of 117
Starts at the decision to treat, so it excludes the wait to diagnose. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times

Cancer (62-day)

Urgent referral to first treatment within sixty-two days

75.3%Jul 2026, 107 of 142 treatments

+6.5 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −9.7 points

50%70%90%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 75.3 per cent, 107 of 142 treatments. Below the 85% standard.

All 7 months as a table
Cancer (62-day) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf treatments
Jul 202675.3%, Below the 85% standard107 of 142
Jun 202668.9%, Below the 85% standard78.5 of 114
May 202665.9%, Below the 85% standard74.5 of 113
Apr 202667.4%, Below the 85% standard81.5 of 121
Mar 202665.1%, Below the 85% standard81 of 124.5
Feb 202674.1%, Below the 85% standard91.5 of 123.5
Jan 202671.9%, Below the 85% standard87 of 121
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times