King's Mill waiting times
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs King's Mill Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Ashfield, East Midlands, NG17 4JL. ODS code RK5.
Hospital waiting times near Ashfield. A&E waiting times near Ashfield.
A&E in September 2026
69% of 11,265 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 179 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 68%, May 25 70%, Jun 25 68%, Jul 25 62%, Aug 25 56%, Sep 25 56%, Oct 25 55%, Nov 25 55%, Dec 25 55%, Jan 26 60%, Feb 26 62%, Mar 26 70%, Apr 26 61%, May 26 53%, Jun 26 53%, Jul 26 62%, Aug 26 62%, Sep 26 69%.
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 | 20 to 52 weeks | 15 to 37 weeks | 61% |
| Dermatology | 6 to 27 weeks | 9 to 36 weeks | 75% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 16 to 50 weeks | 13 to 38 weeks | 63% |
| Elderly medicine | 6 to 16 weeks | 6 to 17 weeks | 97% |
| Gastroenterology | 17 to 49 weeks | 10 to 32 weeks | 71% |
| General surgery | 6 to 49 weeks | 16 to 42 weeks | 55% |
| Gynaecology | 15 to 59 weeks | 13 to 45 weeks | 63% |
| Ophthalmology | 18 to 47 weeks | 14 to 39 weeks | 59% |
| Oral surgery | 22 to 57 weeks | 21 to 47 weeks | 44% |
| Other medical services | 22 to 56 weeks | 17 to 43 weeks | 54% |
| Other paediatric services | 14 to 24 weeks | 8 to 21 weeks | 86% |
| Other surgical services | 24 to 38 weeks | 8 to 26 weeks | 80% |
| Plastic surgery | 5 to 54 weeks | 8 to 47 weeks | 67% |
| Respiratory medicine | 11 to 22 weeks | 8 to 19 weeks | 90% |
| Rheumatology | 5 to 16 weeks | 4 to 11 weeks | 99% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 17 to 50 weeks | 14 to 42 weeks | 60% |
| Urology | 9 to 38 weeks | 10 to 33 weeks | 73% |
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Sites this trust runs: King's Mill Hospital, Ashfield Community Hospital, Mansfield Community Hospital, Newark Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
- King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road, Sutton-In-Ashfield, NG17 4JL Map - Newark Hospital
Boundary Road, Newark, NG24 4DE 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 | 2,664 | 3% | 22% |
| MRI scan | 2,030 | 5% | 22% |
| Echocardiogram | 1,018 | 4% | 30% |
| CT scan | 996 | 12% | 11% |
| DEXA bone density scan | 877 | 24% | 21% |
| Hearing test | 698 | 6% | 43% |
| Gastroscopy | 466 | 16% | 30% |
| Sleep study | 286 | 8% | 35% |
| Colonoscopy | 274 | 5% | 31% |
| Cystoscopy | 163 | 28% | 27% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 70 | 4% | 33% |
| Urodynamics | 69 | 13% | 47% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at King's Mill?
At the end of August 2026, 33,431 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 39 weeks. 64% 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 King's Mill 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 Ashfield.