In September 2026, 53% of people there were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours.
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Nearest first, by straight line from the middle of Wakefield. Each figure is for that hospital in September 2026; the 12-hour bed waits are for the whole trust. Live waiting times from trusts that publish them will appear here once each trust's terms are checked.
2.8 miles. Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. 10,785 A&E visits in the month. 213 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
8.5 miles. Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. 10,100 A&E visits in the month. 109 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
9.3 miles. Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. 6,455 A&E visits in the month. 213 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
9.9 miles. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. 9,045 A&E visits in the month. 685 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
10.1 miles. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. 12,515 A&E visits in the month. 685 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
15.9 miles. Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. 8,205 A&E visits in the month. 41 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
16.4 miles. Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 10,355 A&E visits in the month. 376 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
17.5 miles. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 8,870 A&E visits in the month. 215 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
17.7 miles. Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. 8,490 A&E visits in the month. 41 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
18.3 miles. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 9,350 A&E visits in the month.
18.3 miles. The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust. 10,040 A&E visits in the month. 17 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
20.4 miles. Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust. 5,005 A&E visits in the month. 0 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
20.6 miles. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 1,395 A&E visits in the month.
22.4 miles. Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. 5,375 A&E visits in the month. 1 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
24.7 miles. York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 7,535 A&E visits in the month. 315 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
Source: NHS England, Emergency Care Dataset (ECDS) performance by site, experimental statistics (Open Government Licence v3.0)
Site figures are NHS England experimental statistics; sites with under 100 visits a month are not published. Trust totals: NHS England, A&E attendances and emergency admissions, monthly CSV, September 2026.
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