At a glance: 20,492 people were waiting for NHS treatment at Barnsley Hospital in June 2026, spread across 13 specialties, and 99 of them had already waited more than a year. The hardest specialty to be seen quickly was oral surgery — only 53% of patients seen within the 18-week target and a median wait of 16 weeks — while rheumatology was quickest at 99%.
Treatment waiting times at Barnsley Hospital
| Specialty | People waiting | Seen within 18 weeks | Waiting over a year | Median wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral surgery | 1,461 | 53% | 8 | 16 weeks |
| Trauma & orthopaedics | 2,618 | 58% | 42 | 14 weeks |
| ENT | 3,456 | 65% | 16 | 12 weeks |
| General surgery | 2,073 | 69% | 2 | 9 weeks |
| Urology | 1,172 | 69% | 9 | 9 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 3,454 | 71% | 6 | 10 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 2,220 | 71% | 16 | 11 weeks |
| Dermatology | 1,580 | 76% | 0 | 10 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 1,087 | 93% | 0 | 7 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 326 | 95% | 0 | 4 weeks |
| Cardiology | 714 | 97% | 0 | 6 weeks |
| Elderly medicine | 111 | 97% | 0 | 4 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 220 | 99% | 0 | 2 weeks |
Diagnostic test waiting times at Barnsley Hospital
| Test | People waiting | Waiting beyond 6 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Audiology | 127 | 33% |
| Cystoscopy | 51 | 27% |
| MRI | 634 | 10% |
| Echocardiography | 194 | 8% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 57 | 2% |
| Gastroscopy | 184 | 2% |
| Ultrasound | 2,339 | 1% |
| DEXA scan | 174 | 1% |
| Colonoscopy | 269 | 1% |
| CT | 486 | 0% |
The six-week point is where the NHS counts a diagnostic wait as a breach; at Barnsley Hospital the longest was audiology, with 33% past it and 127 people in the queue.
Skip the 16-week wait
Waiting 16 weeks for oral surgery at Barnsley Hospital is a long time to be in pain or limbo. Private cover can have you seen by a consultant in days rather than months. It will not pay for a condition you are already waiting on, so it only helps if arranged before a problem starts — compare cover, see whether it is worth it, or get a free quote now.
Frequently asked questions
Can private cover skip the waiting list at Barnsley Hospital? Yes for a new problem, no for one you are already waiting to have treated — here is what private cover gets you over the NHS. For the national picture see oral surgery waits across England or our NHS waiting-time guides.
Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment (RTT) and Diagnostics (DM01) waiting-times statistics, June 2026; self-pay figures from UK private hospitals’ own published price lists. Waiting-list figures change monthly.