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Health in Scrooby · OHID, Census 2021, NHS, CQC

Lives in Scrooby are shorter than across England: 77.2 for men and 81.0 for women

For 2019 to 2023, England’s figures are 79.1 and 83.0. Scrooby has no Health Grade.

Life expectancy, men
77.2
years at birth, 2019–23
In good health: 62.1 years
Life expectancy, women
81.0
years at birth, 2019–23
In good health: 63.2 years
Deaths under 75
124
for every 100 expected at England’s rates
Year 6 obesity
27%
of children aged 10 to 11, 2022/23–2024/25
England 22.3%
What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Scrooby

More A&E patients are seen within four hours than across England

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the A&E at Bassetlaw District General Hospital, saw 64% of major-A&E patients within four hours in the 12 months to September 2026, against 61% across England: 37th of 117 trusts. 5.6% of patients admitted through its A&Es waited more than 12 hours from the decision to admit, against 13% in England. A&E ↓

Written from the OHID, NHS England and GP Patient Survey figures on this page. Life expectancy covers 2019 to 2023; neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people.

A&E

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals saw 64% of major-A&E patients within four hours

Type 1 (major) A&E attendances seen, admitted or discharged within four hours of arrival, by month. NHS England publishes it by trust, not hospital: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs the A&E at Bassetlaw District General Hospital, the nearest to Scrooby (7.4 mi).

50%60%70%80%Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Sep 2666%61%
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEngland
64%
within four hours, 12 months to Sep 2026 · England 61%
37th of 117
trusts with a major A&E, from the most seen in four hours
5.6%
of patients admitted through A&E waited 12+ hours for a bed after the decision to admit · England 13%
66%
within four hours in September 2026 · England 61%

The share seen within four hours has held near 65% over 18 months. Long waits for a bed are rarer than at 71% of trusts: 2,648 patients in 12 months, 5.6% of emergency admissions through A&E. CQC’s latest ratings for Bassetlaw District General Hospital: urgent and emergency services requires improvement (2024), the hospital overall requires improvement (2026).

North East and Yorkshire trusts

Calderdale and Huddersfield
84%
Northumbria Healthcare
77%
Bradford Teaching Hospitals
74%
…
Rotherham
69%
Harrogate and District
67%
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals
64%
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
62%
Mid Yorkshire Teaching
62%
…
Hull University Teaching Hospitals
47%
North Tees and Hartlepool
46%
England 61%

Hospitals within 25 miles

DistanceHospitalCQC overallUrgent & emergency
6.5 miRetford Hospital
Retford · Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Good2024—
7.4 miBassetlaw District General Hospital A&E
Worksop · Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Requires improvement2026Requires improvement2024
9.1 miDoncaster Royal Infirmary A&E
Doncaster · Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Requires improvement2026Requires improvement2026
9.7 miJohn Coupland Hospital
Gainsborough · United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Not rated—
9.7 miJohn Coupland Hospital
Gainsborough · Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
Not rated—
13 miMontagu Hospital, Mexborough
Mexborough · Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Requires improvement2024—
13 miRotherham General Hospital A&E
Rotherham · The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Requires improvement2021Requires improvement2021
18 miNorthern General Hospital A&E
Sheffield · Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Requires improvement2022Requires improvement2022

NHS acute hospitals registered with the Care Quality Commission (care directory, 01 October 2026). “A&E” marks a major (type 1) emergency department, open 24 hours and led by consultants, in NHS England’s Emergency Care Data Set; a hospital without the mark may still have a minor injury unit or urgent treatment centre. Ratings run Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate; the year is when each was published. Distances are straight lines from the town centre.

Getting care

Care in and near Scrooby

The nearest A&E, GP practices, and where to go when it’s urgent but not an emergency. In an emergency, call 999.

Nearest A&E
7.4 mi
Bassetlaw District General Hospital, Worksop
GP practices in Scrooby
0
nearest 1.5 mi
Urgent, not an emergency
111
Call NHS 111 or go to 111.nhs.uk, any time
GP practices

No GP practice in Scrooby itself

The nearest practices.

PracticeDistanceCQC rating
Bawtry and Blyth Medical
Doncaster DN10 6RQ
1.5 miGood2017
Mayflower Medical Practice
Doncaster DN10 6RQ
1.5 miRequires improvement2025
The Tickhill and Colliery Medical Practice
Doncaster DN11 9NA
4 miGood2016
The Rossington Practice
Doncaster DN11 0LP
5.1 miGood2016
West End Clinic
Doncaster DN11 0PQ
5.4 miGood2019
Crown House Surgery
Retford DN22 7XF
6.5 miGood2017

GP practices registered with the Care Quality Commission, placed in the town by their postcode. A practice counts as in Scrooby when its surgery is inside the built-up area; branch surgeries are part of their main practice. You can register with any practice whose area covers your address.

NHS dentists

83% of adults in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire area who tried got an NHS dental appointment

Adults who tried to get an NHS dental appointment for themselves in the last two years, and got one. GP Patient Survey 2026, by integrated care system (the NHS area that plans dentistry for Scrooby).

Devon
62%
Somerset
65%
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
66%
Northamptonshire
74%
Dorset
75%
…
Greater Manchester
82%
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
83%
West and North London
83%
…
South East London
87%
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
89%
Coventry and Warwickshire
90%
England 82%The lowest five and highest three of 36

Across England 82% of those who tried got an appointment. Of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire patients who did, 72% rated the experience good (England 74%). NHS practices taking new patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist; for urgent dental pain, call NHS 111.

The survey asks GP patients about dentistry, so results are published for health areas, not towns or practices.

Census health

More people in Scrooby call their health good than across Nottinghamshire

Census 2021, all residents, as answered (not adjusted for age).

Scrooby85% · 2.6%
Nottinghamshire80% · 5.9%
England82% · 5.2%
Good or very goodFairBad or very bad

Scrooby’s residents are older than Nottinghamshire’s (29% are 65 or over, against 18%), which accounts for much of the difference. Adjusted for age, 39 report bad health for every 100 expected, fewer than the national rate.

Show as a table
Census 2021ScroobyNottinghamshireEngland
Good or very good health85%80%82%
Fair health12%14%13%
Bad or very bad health2.6%5.9%5.2%
Disabled under the Equality Act16%19%17%
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.2%8.5%7.4%

Nottinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas (towns and cities), from the same Census 2021 output areas.

Neighbours

Health in the places around Scrooby

Life expectancy for men / women, and the nearest A&E. Tap a town for its health page.

ABCD
TownPeopleLife expectancyNearest A&EHealth
Scrooby30777.2 / 81.07.4 mi—
Bawtry3,40879.2 / 83.97.7 miC+
Ranskill1,43579.4 / 84.96.3 miB−
Harworth and Bircotes8,88577.2 / 81.07.5 miD
Blyth1,26477.2 / 81.04.6 miC−
Tickhill4,90982.3 / 83.26.6 miB+
Langold2,60380.3 / 82.54.3 miC−
New Rossington and Rossington13,91176.2 / 80.14.2 miD

Tickhill, 4.1 miles away, has men’s life expectancy of 82.3, 5.1 years longer than Scrooby’s.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • A&E figures are for the trust. NHS England publishes four-hour waits by trust, not hospital, so Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s figures cover every major A&E it runs. They count type 1 (major) departments; minor injury units and urgent treatment centres are left out, which is why they sit below the all-types figure NHS England headlines (75% for England).
  • Adjusted for age. A ratio of 100 means as many deaths, admissions or reports of bad health as England’s rates (England and Wales’s for the Census) would give a town with these ages; 120 means a fifth more.
  • Small areas, summed to the town. OHID publishes these figures for middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people; the town’s figure averages the areas it covers, weighted by how many of their residents live in it, so a village shares its area’s figure with the countryside around it.
  • Different years. Life expectancy and deaths cover 2019 to 2023; emergency admissions 2016/17 to 2020/21 (the latest OHID publishes for small areas, including the pandemic dip); child obesity the three school years to 2024/25; A&E the 12 months to September 2026; the GP Patient Survey early 2026; CQC ratings were published on different dates, shown in each row.
  • Distances are straight lines. Miles are measured from the town’s centre to each site; the road is longer. For an emergency, call 999; for urgent advice, call NHS 111.

Questions about health in Scrooby

How long are A&E waits at Bassetlaw District General Hospital?

NHS England publishes waits for the trust, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. In the 12 months to September 2026 it saw 64% of major-A&E patients within four hours, against 61% across England; in September 2026 the figure was 66%. In an emergency call 999; for urgent advice call NHS 111.

Can I get an NHS dentist in Scrooby?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 83% of adults in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire area who tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years got one, against 82% across England. Practices taking new NHS patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist service.

How many GP practices are there in Scrooby?

There’s no GP surgery inside Scrooby itself; the nearest is about 1.5 mi away.

What is the life expectancy in Scrooby?

77.2 years for men and 81.0 for women, on OHID’s figures for 2019 to 2023. Men can expect 62.1 of those years and women 63.2 in good health.

CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.

Sources: OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (life expectancy and deaths 2019–23, emergency admissions 2016/17–2020/21, NCMP 2022/23–2024/25); House of Commons Library MSOA names · ONS health state life expectancy for small areas (MSOAs), England and Wales, 2019 to 2023 (healthy life expectancy) · ONS Census 2021 general health and disability, adjusted for age · Care Quality Commission care directory and latest ratings, 01 October 2026 · NHS Organisation Data Service · GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos) · NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions (monthly, by trust) and Emergency Care Data Set activity by site, June–September 2026 (type 1 A&Es) · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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