At a glance: 25,740 people were waiting for NHS treatment at The Rotherham in June 2026, spread across 13 specialties, and 388 of them had already waited more than a year. The hardest specialty to be seen quickly was oral surgery — only 44% of patients seen within the 18-week target and a median wait of 21 weeks — while elderly medicine was quickest at 97%.
Treatment waiting times at The Rotherham
| Specialty | People waiting | Seen within 18 weeks | Waiting over a year | Median wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral surgery | 2,398 | 44% | 70 | 21 weeks |
| Trauma & orthopaedics | 4,438 | 52% | 101 | 17 weeks |
| General surgery | 1,878 | 58% | 49 | 14 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 3,796 | 63% | 91 | 13 weeks |
| Urology | 1,411 | 69% | 1 | 9 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 1,880 | 72% | 0 | 12 weeks |
| ENT | 2,401 | 73% | 76 | 9 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 1,993 | 85% | 0 | 7 weeks |
| Cardiology | 1,619 | 88% | 0 | 9 weeks |
| Dermatology | 2,167 | 91% | 0 | 8 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 885 | 93% | 0 | 7 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 764 | 93% | 0 | 7 weeks |
| Elderly medicine | 110 | 97% | 0 | 3 weeks |
Diagnostic test waiting times at The Rotherham
| Test | People waiting | Waiting beyond 6 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Cystoscopy | 162 | 19% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 90 | 12% |
| Colonoscopy | 263 | 10% |
| Sleep studies | 426 | 4% |
| Gastroscopy | 208 | 3% |
| MRI | 839 | 0% |
| CT | 1,122 | 0% |
| Ultrasound | 1,907 | 0% |
| DEXA scan | 137 | 0% |
| Audiology | 372 | 0% |
| Echocardiography | 527 | 0% |
The six-week point is where the NHS counts a diagnostic wait as a breach; at The Rotherham the longest was cystoscopy, with 19% past it and 162 people in the queue.
Skip the 21-week wait
Waiting 21 weeks for oral surgery at The Rotherham 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 The Rotherham? 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.