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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

When CQC last rated this body

CQC has not rated The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust since 29 September 2021. 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.

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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

71.8%

Aug 2026

6,797 of 9,473 attendances

+1.8 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −23.3 points

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

August 2026: 71.8 per cent, 6,797 of 9,473 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 202671.8%, Below the 95% standard6,797 of 9,473
Jul 202669.9%, Below the 95% standard7,189 of 10,280
Jun 202667.6%, Below the 95% standard6,890 of 10,194
May 202670.8%, Below the 95% standard6,996 of 9,881
Apr 202672.4%, Below the 95% standard7,027 of 9,703
Mar 202669.0%, Below the 95% standard6,752 of 9,778
Feb 202666.3%, Below the 95% standard5,812 of 8,770
Jan 202665.0%, Below the 95% standard6,352 of 9,772
Dec 202565.9%, Below the 95% standard6,498 of 9,857
Nov 202570.4%, Below the 95% standard6,616 of 9,394
Oct 202567.9%, Below the 95% standard6,488 of 9,550
Sept 202571.5%, Below the 95% standard6,382 of 8,932
Aug 202570.8%, Below the 95% standard6,114 of 8,638
Jul 202571.3%, Below the 95% standard6,604 of 9,264
Jun 202573.5%, Below the 95% standard6,648 of 9,049
May 202568.6%, Below the 95% standard6,345 of 9,248
Apr 202568.7%, Below the 95% standard6,171 of 8,977
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

69.0%

Jul 2026

20,363 of 29,510 people waiting

−1.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −23.0 points

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

July 2026: 69.0 per cent, 20,363 of 29,510 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 202669.0%, Below the 92% standard20,363 of 29,510
Jun 202670.6%, Below the 92% standard20,891 of 29,599
May 202670.1%, Below the 92% standard20,853 of 29,741
Apr 202669.5%, Below the 92% standard20,458 of 29,423
Mar 202669.3%, Below the 92% standard19,586 of 28,274
Feb 202667.7%, Below the 92% standard19,701 of 29,090
Jan 202666.2%, Below the 92% standard19,645 of 29,665
Dec 202565.2%, Below the 92% standard19,748 of 30,285
Nov 202564.9%, Below the 92% standard20,196 of 31,128
Oct 202564.7%, Below the 92% standard20,154 of 31,165
Sept 202565.1%, Below the 92% standard20,289 of 31,184
Aug 202564.6%, Below the 92% standard20,474 of 31,707
Jul 202566.5%, Below the 92% standard20,818 of 31,310
Jun 202567.9%, Below the 92% standard21,025 of 30,958
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

97.7%

Jul 2026

5,538 of 5,671 people waiting

−0.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −1.3 points

90%95%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 97.7 per cent, 5,538 of 5,671 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 202697.7%, Below the 99% standard5,538 of 5,671
Jun 202698.5%, Below the 99% standard5,970 of 6,064
May 202696.9%, Below the 99% standard6,376 of 6,578
Apr 202696.3%, Below the 99% standard6,491 of 6,741
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

80.8%

Jul 2026

942 of 1,166 referrals

−2.0 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +5.8 points

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

July 2026: 80.8 per cent, 942 of 1,166 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 202680.8%, Meets the 75% standard942 of 1,166
Jun 202682.8%, Meets the 75% standard925 of 1,117
May 202685.8%, Meets the 75% standard785 of 915
Apr 202685.4%, Meets the 75% standard958 of 1,122
Mar 202686.4%, Meets the 75% standard985 of 1,140
Feb 202689.7%, Meets the 75% standard923 of 1,029
Jan 202681.8%, Meets the 75% standard764 of 934
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

97.5%

Jul 2026

116 of 119 treatments

−1.6 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +1.5 points

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

July 2026: 97.5 per cent, 116 of 119 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 202697.5%, Meets the 96% standard116 of 119
Jun 202699.1%, Meets the 96% standard112 of 113
May 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard120 of 120
Apr 202699.3%, Meets the 96% standard133 of 134
Mar 202698.6%, Meets the 96% standard144 of 146
Feb 202697.7%, Meets the 96% standard126 of 129
Jan 202696.9%, Meets the 96% standard124 of 128
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

78.4%

Jul 2026

94.5 of 120.5 treatments

+6.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −6.6 points

60%75%90%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 78.4 per cent, 94.5 of 120.5 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 202678.4%, Below the 85% standard94.5 of 120.5
Jun 202672.4%, Below the 85% standard84 of 116
May 202667.7%, Below the 85% standard75.5 of 111.5
Apr 202671.6%, Below the 85% standard80.5 of 112.5
Mar 202681.0%, Below the 85% standard93.5 of 115.5
Feb 202674.1%, Below the 85% standard90 of 121.5
Jan 202675.4%, Below the 85% standard87.5 of 116
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times