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Hospital waiting times in York

Official figures

Hospitals for York right now

0 of 4 standards met

The latest figures, August 2026. Coloured against England: ▼ worse ● about the same ▲ better.

Hospital waitswaiting 18 weeks or less for planned treatment
59%✗ Misses the standard▼ Worse than England
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Cancertreated within 62 days of an urgent referral
72%✗ Misses the standard● About the same as England
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Cancer: told within 28 daystold whether or not they have cancer, after an urgent referral
74%✗ Misses the standard▼ Worse than England
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Tests and scanswaiting 6 weeks or more for a test or scan
21%✗ Misses the standard▲ Better than England
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The standards are those in the NHS Constitution. The NHS plan for 2026-27 sets lower goals on the way, such as 82% for A&E, an average of 25 minutes for ambulance emergencies and 70% for hospital waits.

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A&E

Official four-hour figures. In A&E right now? Time your visit: when you're assessed, when you're seen and when you leave.

Figures for a trust with more than one A&E cover all of them together.

Urgent treatment centres

For urgent problems that are not life-threatening. Each has the official four-hour figures and a timer for your visit.

Cancer waiting times

How long patients wait for a diagnosis and to start treatment. The standard is 85% within 62 days.

Waits for tests and scans

MRI, CT, ultrasound, heart scans, colonoscopy and more. The standard is that almost nobody waits six weeks or more.

Waiting for treatment

People waiting to start hospital treatment at the end of August 2026, counted from the day their referral was received. The NHS standard is that 92% should have waited 18 weeks or less. Across England the figure was 65%.

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bridlington Hospital CQC: Good Oct 2019 · Scarborough Hospital CQC: Good Sep 2026 · The York Hospital CQC: Requires improvement Sep 2026

57,612
people waiting
59%
have waited 18 weeks or less
England: 65%▼ Worse than England
15 weeks
typical wait so far

See every specialty at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clifton Park Hospital, York

Independent provider. NHS-funded patients only.

1,635
people waiting
76%
have waited 18 weeks or less
England: 65%▲ Better than England, but misses the national standard
10 weeks
typical wait so far

See every specialty at Clifton Park Hospital, York

Nuffield Health York Hospital

CQC: Good Dec 2025

Independent provider. NHS-funded patients only.

1,404
people waiting
69%
have waited 18 weeks or less
England: 65%▲ Better than England, but misses the national standard
13 weeks
typical wait so far

See every specialty at Nuffield Health York Hospital

Optegra Eye Hospital York

Independent provider. NHS-funded patients only.

720
people waiting
87%
have waited 18 weeks or less
England: 65%▲ Better than England, but misses the national standard
9 weeks
typical wait so far

See every specialty at Optegra Eye Hospital York

Independent providers usually treat a narrower range of conditions than a hospital trust, so their waits are not directly comparable. Figures for hospital trusts cover all of a trust's hospitals together.