Airedale General waiting times
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust runs Airedale General Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber, BD20 6TD. ODS code RCF.
Hospital waiting times near Bradford. A&E waiting times near Bradford.
A&E in September 2026
58% of 6,134 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 181 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 63%, May 25 65%, Jun 25 66%, Jul 25 69%, Aug 25 63%, Sep 25 61%, Oct 25 62%, Nov 25 59%, Dec 25 63%, Jan 26 58%, Feb 26 56%, Mar 26 65%, Apr 26 60%, May 26 55%, Jun 26 55%, Jul 26 55%, Aug 26 55%, Sep 26 58%.
Covers every A&E this trust runs. How every trust compares.
Waits by specialty
Each band runs from the point where half of patients had been treated to the point where 9 in 10 had.
| Specialty | Treated waits | Waiting now | Within 18 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiology | 17 to 46 weeks | 12 to 31 weeks | 72% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 28 to 42 weeks | 13 to 32 weeks | 64% |
| Gastroenterology | 5 to 34 weeks | 10 to 30 weeks | 71% |
| General surgery | 4 to 44 weeks | 8 to 30 weeks | 78% |
| Gynaecology | 17 to 48 weeks | 15 to 37 weeks | 59% |
| Neurology | 20 to 30 weeks | 11 to 31 weeks | 74% |
| Ophthalmology | 5 to 33 weeks | 6 to 28 weeks | 81% |
| Oral surgery | 11 to 48 weeks | 15 to 39 weeks | 64% |
| Other medical services | 4 to 20 weeks | 7 to 22 weeks | 83% |
| Other paediatric services | 7 to 27 weeks | 10 to 39 weeks | 75% |
| Respiratory medicine | 4 to 41 weeks | 14 to 39 weeks | 58% |
| Rheumatology | 8 to 35 weeks | 9 to 27 weeks | 76% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 14 to 52 weeks | 11 to 41 weeks | 66% |
| Urology | 6 to 35 weeks | 8 to 31 weeks | 74% |
| Dermatology | Too few patients to show | ||
| Elderly medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
| General internal medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
| Other services | Too few patients to show | ||
| Other surgical services | Too few patients to show | ||
| Plastic surgery | Too few patients to show | ||
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Sites this trust runs: Airedale General Hospital, Castleberg Hospital, Coronation Hospital, Grove Convalescent Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
- Airedale General Hospital
Skipton Road, Steeton, Keighley, BD20 6TD Map - Castleberg Hospital
Raines Road, Giggleswick, Settle, BD24 0BN Map - Coronation Hospital
Springs Lane, Ilkley, LS29 8TG Map - Grove Convalescent Hospital
Riddings Road, Ilkley, LS29 9LU Map
Addresses from the NHS Organisation Data Service.
Scan and test waits
People waiting for each test in August 2026, and the share who had waited over six weeks. The standard is under 1 in 100.
| Test | Waiting | Over six weeks | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound scan | 1,434 | 4% | 22% |
| MRI scan | 560 | 4% | 22% |
| Hearing test | 351 | 1% | 43% |
| DEXA bone density scan | 335 | 0% | 21% |
| Echocardiogram | 332 | 1% | 30% |
| CT scan | 266 | 2% | 11% |
| Colonoscopy | 219 | 25% | 31% |
| Gastroscopy | 157 | 16% | 30% |
| Nerve conduction test | 106 | 0% | 45% |
| Sleep study | 89 | 1% | 35% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 65 | 22% | 33% |
| Cystoscopy | 49 | 4% | 27% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Airedale General?
At the end of August 2026, 14,971 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 10 weeks and 9 in 10 under 33 weeks. 71% were within the 18-week standard. Each specialty in the table below has its own figure.
Can I check where I am on the waiting list?
Not from this site: these are NHS England's monthly figures for whole specialties, not individual patients. The NHS App shows your own referral, and the hospital's patient advice and liaison service (PALS) can tell you your position and whether your referral is marked urgent. See how your wait compares.
How do I get seen sooner than the Airedale General wait time?
When your GP refers you, you can choose any hospital in England that holds an NHS contract, including independent hospitals the NHS pays for. If you have already waited over 18 weeks with no date in the next 8 weeks, you can ask to move. Compare every hospital near you first. Hospital waiting times near Bradford.