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How to read these chartsEach measure uses its own NHS England standard

Against the national standards

Each measure is drawn against its own NHS England standard: 95% for A&E within four hours, 85% for urgent cancer treatment within sixty-two days and 99% for diagnostic tests within six weeks. The charts do not share a standard and the three cancer measures are never added together.

Care Quality Commission

What CQC currently says

CQC has not given Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust an overall rating. Under its single assessment framework it rates services and key questions rather than awarding one judgement for the whole body, so these are what it currently publishes. They are separate judgements and CQC does not add them together.

Services CQC has rated

Each service is rated on its own. Open one to read the five key questions underneath it.

  • Child and adolescent mental health wardsGood
    • CaringGood18 November 2022
    • EffectiveGood18 November 2022
    • ResponsiveGood18 November 2022
    • SafeRequires improvement18 November 2022
    • Well-ledGood18 November 2022
  • Community health services for children, young people and familiesGood
    • CaringGood26 October 2016
    • EffectiveGood26 October 2016
    • ResponsiveGood26 October 2016
    • SafeRequires improvement26 October 2016
    • Well-ledGood26 October 2016
  • Specialist community mental health services for children and young peopleRequires improvement
    • CaringGood18 November 2022
    • EffectiveGood18 November 2022
    • ResponsiveRequires improvement18 November 2022
    • SafeRequires improvement18 November 2022
    • Well-ledGood18 November 2022

Most recent judgement 29 August 2025.

Monthly performance against national standards

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

92.3%

Aug 2026

3,576 of 3,874 attendances

+0.5 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −2.7 points

80%90%100%95% standardMay 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Aug 2026

August 2026: 92.3 per cent, 3,576 of 3,874 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 202692.3%, Below the 95% standard3,576 of 3,874
Jul 202691.8%, Below the 95% standard4,696 of 5,114
Jun 202691.4%, Below the 95% standard4,944 of 5,411
May 202694.4%, Below the 95% standard4,963 of 5,256
Apr 202694.8%, Below the 95% standard4,809 of 5,074
Mar 202698.0%, Meets the 95% standard5,387 of 5,494
Feb 202693.1%, Below the 95% standard4,246 of 4,559
Jan 202693.5%, Below the 95% standard4,519 of 4,833
Dec 202589.2%, Below the 95% standard5,090 of 5,708
Nov 202588.0%, Below the 95% standard5,304 of 6,030
Oct 202593.2%, Below the 95% standard5,210 of 5,590
Sept 202594.1%, Below the 95% standard4,463 of 4,743
Aug 202595.1%, Meets the 95% standard3,651 of 3,839
Jul 202594.2%, Below the 95% standard4,777 of 5,072
Jun 202593.7%, Below the 95% standard4,978 of 5,311
May 202591.5%, Below the 95% standard4,830 of 5,276
Apr 202593.3%, Below the 95% standard4,505 of 4,827
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

72.7%

Jul 2026

8,443 of 11,619 people waiting

−1.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −19.3 points

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

July 2026: 72.7 per cent, 8,443 of 11,619 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 202672.7%, Below the 92% standard8,443 of 11,619
Jun 202674.3%, Below the 92% standard8,441 of 11,355
May 202674.1%, Below the 92% standard8,379 of 11,305
Apr 202672.5%, Below the 92% standard8,204 of 11,308
Mar 202672.7%, Below the 92% standard7,859 of 10,811
Feb 202669.5%, Below the 92% standard7,688 of 11,069
Jan 202667.0%, Below the 92% standard7,660 of 11,426
Dec 202566.5%, Below the 92% standard7,741 of 11,646
Nov 202564.5%, Below the 92% standard7,334 of 11,376
Oct 202565.1%, Below the 92% standard7,523 of 11,561
Sept 202565.0%, Below the 92% standard7,612 of 11,707
Aug 202565.3%, Below the 92% standard8,011 of 12,272
Jul 202566.5%, Below the 92% standard8,152 of 12,258
Jun 202567.0%, Below the 92% standard8,171 of 12,187
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

79.8%

Jul 2026

1,372 of 1,720 people waiting

−3.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −19.2 points

70%85%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 79.8 per cent, 1,372 of 1,720 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 202679.8%, Below the 99% standard1,372 of 1,720
Jun 202683.6%, Below the 99% standard1,456 of 1,741
May 202683.5%, Below the 99% standard1,559 of 1,867
Apr 202682.1%, Below the 99% standard1,347 of 1,640
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

100.0%

Jul 2026

31 of 31 referrals

+3.7 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +25.0 points

70%85%100%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 100.0 per cent, 31 of 31 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 2026100.0%, Meets the 75% standard31 of 31
Jun 202696.3%, Meets the 75% standard26 of 27
May 2026100.0%, Meets the 75% standard29 of 29
Apr 202685.0%, Meets the 75% standard17 of 20
Mar 2026100.0%, Meets the 75% standard19 of 19
Feb 2026100.0%, Meets the 75% standard19 of 19
Jan 202690.0%, Meets the 75% standard18 of 20
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

100.0%

Jul 2026

13 of 13 treatments

Level since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +4.0 points

90%95%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 100.0 per cent, 13 of 13 treatments. Meets 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 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard13 of 13
Jun 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard4 of 4
May 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard4 of 4
Apr 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard4 of 4
Mar 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard7 of 7
Feb 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard4 of 4
Jan 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard7 of 7
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

100.0%

Jul 2026

7 of 7 treatments

Level since Jun 2026

Meets the 85% standard · +15.0 points

90%95%100%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 100.0 per cent, 7 of 7 treatments. Meets 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 2026100.0%, Meets the 85% standard7 of 7
Jun 2026100.0%, Meets the 85% standard1 of 1
May 2026100.0%, Meets the 85% standard1 of 1
Apr 2026100.0%, Meets the 85% standard2 of 2
Mar 2026100.0%, Meets the 85% standard3 of 3
Feb 2026100.0%, Meets the 85% standard3 of 3
Jan 2026100.0%, Meets the 85% standard3.5 of 3.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times