Bradford Royal Infirmary waiting times
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs Bradford Royal Infirmary. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber, BD9 6RJ. ODS code RAE.
Hospital waiting times near Bradford. A&E waiting times near Bradford.
A&E in September 2026
73% of 9,332 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 215 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 75%, May 25 74%, Jun 25 75%, Jul 25 76%, Aug 25 75%, Sep 25 76%, Oct 25 76%, Nov 25 74%, Dec 25 75%, Jan 26 77%, Feb 26 77%, Mar 26 75%, Apr 26 75%, May 26 73%, Jun 26 72%, Jul 26 71%, Aug 26 74%, Sep 26 73%.
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 | 15 to 37 weeks | 12 to 27 weeks | 72% |
| Dermatology | 3 to 8 weeks | 4 to 20 weeks | 90% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 10 to 39 weeks | 14 to 34 weeks | 62% |
| Elderly medicine | 5 to 17 weeks | 5 to 21 weeks | 88% |
| Gastroenterology | 5 to 38 weeks | 11 to 33 weeks | 69% |
| General internal medicine | 1 to 12 weeks | 4 to 21 weeks | 88% |
| General surgery | 15 to 42 weeks | 15 to 35 weeks | 57% |
| Gynaecology | 11 to 34 weeks | 10 to 29 weeks | 72% |
| Neurology | 42 to 50 weeks | 19 to 43 weeks | 47% |
| Ophthalmology | 9 to 35 weeks | 10 to 27 weeks | 78% |
| Oral surgery | 23 to 48 weeks | 17 to 41 weeks | 52% |
| Other medical services | 10 to 40 weeks | 10 to 30 weeks | 73% |
| Other paediatric services | 11 to 32 weeks | 13 to 30 weeks | 65% |
| Other services | 8 to 17 weeks | 7 to 18 weeks | 91% |
| Other surgical services | 5 to 31 weeks | 9 to 29 weeks | 78% |
| Plastic surgery | 11 to 45 weeks | 12 to 33 weeks | 66% |
| Respiratory medicine | 9 to 45 weeks | 11 to 30 weeks | 70% |
| Rheumatology | 6 to 20 weeks | 8 to 22 weeks | 84% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 21 to 53 weeks | 15 to 42 weeks | 59% |
| Urology | 8 to 38 weeks | 13 to 31 weeks | 66% |
NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.
Sites this trust runs: Bradford Royal Infirmary, Dewsbury and District Hospital, Pinderfields Hospital, Shipley Hospital, Skipton Hospital, St James' Hospital, Westbourne Green Community Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
- Bradford Royal Infirmary
Duckworth Lane, Bradford, BD9 6RJ Map - Dewsbury and District Hospital
Dewsbury & District Hospital, Halifax Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4HS Map - Pinderfields Hospital
Aberford Road, Wakefield, WF1 4DG Map - Shipley Hospital
98 Kirkgate, Shipley, BD18 3LT Map - Skipton Hospital
Keighley Road, Skipton, BD23 2RJ Map - St James' Hospital
Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF 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 | 1,063 | 1% | 22% |
| Hearing test | 1,061 | 56% | 43% |
| CT scan | 797 | 0% | 11% |
| MRI scan | 665 | 0% | 22% |
| DEXA bone density scan | 440 | 1% | 21% |
| Gastroscopy | 290 | 20% | 30% |
| Echocardiogram | 270 | 10% | 30% |
| Colonoscopy | 196 | 7% | 31% |
| Sleep study | 191 | 1% | 35% |
| Cystoscopy | 128 | 2% | 27% |
| Nerve conduction test | 86 | 9% | 45% |
| Urodynamics | 84 | 20% | 47% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 61 | 5% | 33% |
NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.
Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Bradford Royal Infirmary?
At the end of August 2026, 31,752 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 11 weeks and 9 in 10 under 32 weeks. 69% 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 Bradford Royal Infirmary 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.