Dewsbury & District and Pinderfields General waiting times
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust runs Dewsbury & District Hospital and Pinderfields General Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber, WF1 4DG. ODS code RXF.
Hospital waiting times near Wakefield. A&E waiting times near Wakefield.
A&E in September 2026
59% of 17,113 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 213 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 63%, May 25 63%, Jun 25 63%, Jul 25 66%, Aug 25 64%, Sep 25 63%, Oct 25 61%, Nov 25 62%, Dec 25 61%, Jan 26 60%, Feb 26 62%, Mar 26 64%, Apr 26 63%, May 26 63%, Jun 26 62%, Jul 26 63%, Aug 26 60%, Sep 26 59%.
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 | 7 to 20 weeks | 6 to 18 weeks | 92% |
| Dermatology | 5 to 22 weeks | 6 to 21 weeks | 88% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 17 to 46 weeks | 16 to 39 weeks | 56% |
| Elderly medicine | 5 to 40 weeks | 12 to 36 weeks | 64% |
| Gastroenterology | 5 to 41 weeks | 7 to 33 weeks | 78% |
| General internal medicine | 6 to 10 weeks | 5 to 30 weeks | 85% |
| General surgery | 12 to 40 weeks | 12 to 35 weeks | 67% |
| Gynaecology | 12 to 52 weeks | 15 to 41 weeks | 57% |
| Neurology | 13 to 46 weeks | 16 to 40 weeks | 56% |
| Ophthalmology | 7 to 33 weeks | 12 to 33 weeks | 66% |
| Oral surgery | 7 to 38 weeks | 11 to 33 weeks | 70% |
| Other medical services | 6 to 42 weeks | 12 to 37 weeks | 66% |
| Other paediatric services | 8 to 41 weeks | 15 to 38 weeks | 57% |
| Other services | 14 to 30 weeks | 7 to 29 weeks | 78% |
| Other surgical services | 2 to 24 weeks | 9 to 33 weeks | 71% |
| Plastic surgery | 4 to 32 weeks | 9 to 30 weeks | 76% |
| Respiratory medicine | 7 to 32 weeks | 9 to 26 weeks | 78% |
| Rheumatology | 2 to 16 weeks | 9 to 28 weeks | 76% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 14 to 54 weeks | 16 to 45 weeks | 55% |
| Urology | 7 to 45 weeks | 11 to 33 weeks | 70% |
NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.
Sites this trust runs: Dewsbury & District Hospital, Pinderfields General Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
- Dewsbury & District Hospital
Halifax Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4HS Map - Pinderfields General Hospital
Aberford Road, Wakefield, WF1 4DG 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 | 4,010 | 1% | 22% |
| MRI scan | 2,034 | 13% | 22% |
| Echocardiogram | 1,003 | 0% | 30% |
| CT scan | 949 | 0% | 11% |
| Nerve conduction test | 569 | 0% | 45% |
| Colonoscopy | 552 | 0% | 31% |
| Gastroscopy | 477 | 0% | 30% |
| Hearing test | 441 | 0% | 43% |
| Sleep study | 424 | 0% | 35% |
| DEXA bone density scan | 291 | 0% | 21% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 191 | 1% | 33% |
| Cystoscopy | 170 | 1% | 27% |
| Urodynamics | 128 | 55% | 47% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Dewsbury & District and Pinderfields General?
At the end of August 2026, 57,955 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 37 weeks. 66% 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 Dewsbury & District and Pinderfields 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 Wakefield.