ShortestWait

Gastroenterology waiting times by hospital

Patients waiting for gastroenterology treatment at the end of August 2026, at every NHS trust and independent provider in England with at least 50 patients waiting.

Includes treatments such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, gastroscopy, ibs, crohn, colitis, coeliac, liver.

England median wait
11.0 weeks
92% waiting less than
36.4 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
70%
People waiting
358,127

Shortest gastroenterology waits near you

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England median wait over two years

England: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 13.4 weeks to 11 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.051015Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202611 wks
Show the figures
MonthEngland
August 202611
July 202611.0
June 202611
May 202611.8
April 202611.1
March 202610.4
February 202612.2
January 202612.6
December 202512.5
November 202512
October 202512.2
September 202512.3
August 202512.4
July 202511.9
June 202512.5
May 202512.7
April 202512.6
March 202512.4
February 202513.2
January 202513.2
December 202413
November 202412.7
October 202413.1
September 202413.4

hospitals ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 The Living Care Group Independent 21 sites North East and Yorkshire 207 0.7 wks 3.0 wks 100% no change
2 Endocare Diagnostics Ltd Independent North West 77 1.0 wks 4.3 wks 100% no change
3 Practice Plus Group Hospital - Plymouth Independent South West 87 1.6 wks 5.7 wks 100% 0.3 weeks shorter
4 Practice Plus Group Hospital - Ilford Independent London 128 1.8 wks 73.9 wks 74% 0.3 weeks shorter
5 Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham Independent South East 161 2.2 wks 8.0 wks 100% no change
6 Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth Independent South East 345 2.3 wks 5.9 wks 100% 0.2 weeks shorter
7 Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton Independent South East 317 2.6 wks 5.7 wks 100% 0.8 weeks shorter
8 Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes Independent South West 191 2.7 wks 5.9 wks 100% 0.1 weeks longer
9 The Grange Medical Centre Hq Independent 11 sites North East and Yorkshire 264 3.0 wks 8.3 wks 100% 1.4 weeks shorter
10 Glendon Wood Hospital Independent Midlands 156 3.1 wks 23.5 wks 88% 1.4 weeks shorter
11 Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton Mallet Independent South West 190 3.2 wks 6.7 wks 100% 0.7 weeks longer
12 Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green Independent South West 451 3.4 wks 6.3 wks 100% 0.9 weeks longer
13 London Independent Hospital Independent London 132 3.9 wks 15.7 wks 95% 1.7 weeks shorter
14 South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,127 4.2 wks 13.2 wks 97% no change
15 Pinehill Hospital Independent East of England 60 4.3 wks 22.4 wks 83% 1.5 weeks longer
16 Winfield Hospital Independent South West 122 4.3 wks 20.4 wks 87% 0.9 weeks longer
17 Epsomedical Group Independent 3 sites South East 218 4.5 wks 36.1 wks 83% 6.4 weeks shorter
18 Clementine Churchill Hospital Independent London 253 4.9 wks 14.8 wks 100% 0.5 weeks longer
19 Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 838 5.1 wks 14.6 wks 96% 0.3 weeks longer
20 Phoenix Health Solutions Limited Hq Independent 3 sites North East and Yorkshire 339 5.1 wks 22.0 wks 86% 2.6 weeks shorter
21 Woodthorpe Hospital Independent Midlands 218 5.3 wks 18.9 wks 91% 1.3 weeks shorter
22 Blakelands Hospital Independent East of England 208 5.4 wks 19.1 wks 91% 1.9 weeks shorter
23 Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 1,563 5.5 wks 22.8 wks 88% 0.2 weeks shorter
24 Tees Valley Hospital Independent North East and Yorkshire 331 5.7 wks 28.3 wks 81% 1.7 weeks longer
25 Beacon Medical Services Group Limited Independent 114 sites North West 1,343 5.8 wks 20.7 wks 88% 3.1 weeks shorter
26 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 103 5.8 wks 16.9 wks 96% 1.3 weeks longer
27 Sulis Hospital Bath (Foxcote Avenue) Independent South West 57 5.8 wks 17.4 wks 93% 3.2 weeks longer
28 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North West 1,931 5.9 wks 17.9 wks 92% 1.5 weeks shorter
29 Tyneside Surgical Services Ltd Independent 7 sites North East and Yorkshire 381 6.0 wks 20.1 wks 90% 0.1 weeks longer
30 Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust NHS South West 2,022 6.1 wks 23.7 wks 84% 0.9 weeks longer
31 Whittington Health NHS Trust NHS London 1,108 6.3 wks 24.6 wks 86% 1.9 weeks shorter
32 Medefer Independent 52 sites London 242 6.3 wks 18.8 wks 90% 2.0 weeks shorter
33 Oaklands Hospital Independent North West 56 6.3 wks 14.5 wks 95% 2.1 weeks longer
34 South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,975 6.4 wks 15.9 wks 94% 0.7 weeks longer
35 Meriden Hospital Independent Midlands 146 6.6 wks 22.2 wks 88% 0.2 weeks longer
36 Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 3,032 6.7 wks 33.2 wks 78% 2.8 weeks shorter
37 Droitwich Spa Hospital Independent Midlands 96 6.7 wks 20.3 wks 89% 1.2 weeks shorter
38 Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 1,010 6.7 wks 17.8 wks 92% 0.6 weeks longer
39 Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 960 6.7 wks 17.7 wks 92% 1.3 weeks shorter
40 Bolton NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,322 6.8 wks 17.7 wks 93% 2.3 weeks shorter
41 Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,032 6.9 wks 19.1 wks 91% 0.8 weeks longer
42 Community Health and Eyecare Limited Independent 132 sites North West 605 6.9 wks 21.0 wks 88% 2.4 weeks longer
43 Beacon Park Hospital Independent Midlands 137 7.3 wks 30.0 wks 82% 2.4 weeks shorter
44 Benenden Hospital Independent South East 106 7.4 wks 37.5 wks 81% 1.5 weeks longer
45 Cobalt Hospital Independent North East and Yorkshire 382 7.5 wks 25.2 wks 82% 1.2 weeks longer
46 Shirley Oaks Hospital Independent London 222 7.6 wks 26.9 wks 78% 0.2 weeks shorter
47 The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,029 7.6 wks 20.1 wks 90% 0.6 weeks longer
48 Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 4,263 7.7 wks 25.1 wks 84% 1.5 weeks shorter
49 Park Hospital Independent Midlands 129 7.8 wks 19.7 wks 84% 0.5 weeks longer
50 Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 2,923 7.8 wks 33.3 wks 74% 1.3 weeks shorter
51 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust NHS London 2,764 7.9 wks 17.9 wks 92% 1.0 weeks shorter
52 Renacres Hospital Independent North West 270 7.9 wks 41.9 wks 73% 2.6 weeks shorter
53 Boston West Hospital Independent Midlands 86 8.0 wks 45.1 wks 65% 1.2 weeks shorter
54 Isle of Wight NHS Trust NHS South East 745 8.0 wks 22.9 wks 82% 3.2 weeks shorter
55 Bristol NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 1,591 8.1 wks 33.3 wks 79% 3.3 weeks shorter
56 Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust NHS London 4,194 8.1 wks 25.5 wks 83% 2.5 weeks shorter
57 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,440 8.1 wks 16.8 wks 97% 0.2 weeks shorter
58 Blackheath Hospital Independent London 155 8.2 wks 31.5 wks 75% 2.1 weeks shorter
59 Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 1,698 8.2 wks 22.6 wks 85% 1.7 weeks shorter
60 Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 2,497 8.3 wks 22.0 wks 86% 0.6 weeks shorter
61 The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 1,027 8.4 wks 32.4 wks 75% 2.8 weeks shorter
62 University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 4,199 8.5 wks 39.9 wks 75% 3.0 weeks shorter
63 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 852 8.5 wks 19.4 wks 91% 0.3 weeks shorter
64 Springfield Hospital Independent East of England 221 8.5 wks 24.1 wks 84% 1.2 weeks longer
65 East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust NHS South East 3,037 8.6 wks 32.5 wks 79% 1.6 weeks shorter
66 West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS East of England 3,428 8.6 wks 18.3 wks 92% 1.7 weeks shorter
67 Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 2,229 8.6 wks 28.1 wks 79% 2.0 weeks shorter
68 Woodlands Hospital Independent North East and Yorkshire 143 8.6 wks 31.3 wks 70% 1.3 weeks longer
69 University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust NHS Midlands 1,228 8.7 wks 29.3 wks 76% 1.0 weeks shorter
70 Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust NHS Midlands 815 8.8 wks 17.9 wks 92% 0.5 weeks shorter
71 Rivers Hospital Independent East of England 679 8.8 wks 27.5 wks 78% 0.7 weeks shorter
72 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King'S Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 755 8.8 wks 27.3 wks 78% 6.4 weeks shorter
73 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 1,830 8.9 wks 38.2 wks 71% 0.9 weeks shorter
74 Hendon Hospital Independent London 106 9.0 wks 31.5 wks 74% 3.2 weeks shorter
75 Guy'S and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 3,034 9.1 wks 27.0 wks 77% 1.0 weeks shorter
76 Woodland Hospital Independent Midlands 173 9.1 wks 32.1 wks 75% 0.5 weeks shorter
77 Ashtead Hospital Independent South East 116 9.1 wks 28.6 wks 81% 2.2 weeks shorter
78 Fitzwilliam Hospital Independent East of England 191 9.1 wks 38.4 wks 74% 1.5 weeks shorter
79 University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 5,068 9.2 wks 22.6 wks 85% 0.5 weeks shorter
80 North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 5,481 9.2 wks 32.4 wks 73% 3.4 weeks shorter
81 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North West 7,862 9.2 wks 28.9 wks 79% 1.4 weeks shorter
82 Ridgeway Hospital Independent South West 77 9.4 wks 19.3 wks 88% 2.3 weeks longer
83 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 3,932 9.7 wks 25.3 wks 80% 1.6 weeks longer
84 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 2,711 9.7 wks 28.5 wks 77% 2.4 weeks shorter
85 Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 3,905 9.8 wks 24.5 wks 82% 0.7 weeks shorter
86 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust NHS Midlands 1,945 9.9 wks 20.5 wks 86% 0.3 weeks longer
87 Rowley Hall Hospital Independent Midlands 87 9.9 wks 42.0 wks 70% 1.6 weeks shorter
88 Airedale NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 826 9.9 wks 30.2 wks 71% 0.2 weeks shorter
89 Fairfield Independent Hospital Independent North West 166 10.0 wks 26.7 wks 81% 0.3 weeks shorter
90 Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 1,719 10.0 wks 21.2 wks 81% 2.3 weeks longer
91 University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 1,456 10.0 wks 29.2 wks 74% 0.3 weeks longer
92 St George'S University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 2,751 10.0 wks 31.8 wks 70% 1.0 weeks shorter
93 Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 1,610 10.0 wks 38.3 wks 69% 1.8 weeks shorter
94 University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 2,541 10.1 wks 30.9 wks 73% 1.4 weeks longer
95 Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 1,519 10.1 wks 30.0 wks 76% 1.1 weeks shorter
96 Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 996 10.2 wks 23.0 wks 80% 2.0 weeks longer
97 Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 3,110 10.2 wks 37.2 wks 74% 1.6 weeks shorter
98 George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust NHS Midlands 1,167 10.2 wks 29.2 wks 76% 0.7 weeks shorter
99 Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 2,685 10.3 wks 25.0 wks 80% 1.7 weeks longer
100 Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust NHS Midlands 2,689 10.3 wks 28.2 wks 76% 0.9 weeks longer
101 Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 7,839 10.4 wks 30.1 wks 75% 1.4 weeks shorter
102 Croydon Health Services NHS Trust NHS London 2,257 10.5 wks 29.7 wks 79% 0.4 weeks shorter
103 Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 2,773 10.5 wks 32.5 wks 71% 2.6 weeks shorter
104 Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 995 10.5 wks 27.0 wks 72% no change
105 Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 1,255 10.5 wks 39.0 wks 75% 0.3 weeks longer
106 King'S College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 2,755 10.7 wks 35.8 wks 72% 1.2 weeks shorter
107 North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,273 10.7 wks 25.1 wks 72% 1.7 weeks longer
108 Ashford and St Peter'S Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 1,798 10.8 wks 27.9 wks 73% 3.3 weeks shorter
109 West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 915 10.9 wks 36.8 wks 71% 1.2 weeks shorter
110 East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 3,802 10.9 wks 37.6 wks 67% 0.8 weeks shorter
111 Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust NHS London 3,491 11.0 wks 40.2 wks 66% 2.5 weeks shorter
112 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,082 11.0 wks 31.3 wks 78% 0.1 weeks longer
113 Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,355 11.1 wks 32.7 wks 69% 0.9 weeks longer
114 London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust NHS London 6,832 11.1 wks 34.5 wks 69% 2.3 weeks shorter
115 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 9,393 11.1 wks 33.0 wks 71% 1.0 weeks shorter
116 South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 1,805 11.3 wks 31.6 wks 70% 0.1 weeks longer
117 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 6,672 11.4 wks 30.1 wks 67% 1.3 weeks shorter
118 Somerset NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 2,086 11.4 wks 35.9 wks 69% 0.2 weeks longer
119 Medway NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 2,663 11.6 wks 32.5 wks 64% 2.6 weeks shorter
120 The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,671 11.7 wks 28.0 wks 75% 0.2 weeks shorter
121 The Yorkshire Clinic Independent North East and Yorkshire 1,240 11.8 wks 38.6 wks 65% 0.4 weeks shorter
122 Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 3,613 11.8 wks 29.7 wks 67% 1.2 weeks shorter
123 East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust NHS East of England 2,256 11.8 wks 42.9 wks 65% 2.3 weeks shorter
124 Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust NHS London 6,339 11.9 wks 40.4 wks 65% 2.4 weeks shorter
125 Saxon Clinic Independent East of England 52 12.0 wks 47.8 wks 60% 1.1 weeks shorter
126 Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust NHS South East 2,202 12.0 wks 31.1 wks 66% 0.4 weeks shorter
127 Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 3,681 12.1 wks 40.1 wks 67% 0.1 weeks shorter
128 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 6,886 12.1 wks 40.2 wks 68% 2.8 weeks shorter
129 Stockport NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,140 12.2 wks 36.4 wks 65% 1.8 weeks shorter
130 Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust NHS South East 3,771 12.2 wks 35.1 wks 66% 0.5 weeks shorter
131 Barts Health NHS Trust NHS London 8,819 12.3 wks 37.4 wks 65% 1.5 weeks shorter
132 Cavell Hospital Independent London 351 12.4 wks 42.5 wks 64% 4.0 weeks longer
133 Kings Oak Hospital Independent London 175 12.4 wks 21.5 wks 74% 6.8 weeks longer
134 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS Midlands 5,197 12.4 wks 42.3 wks 65% 2.7 weeks shorter
135 Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust NHS South East 4,331 12.4 wks 43.4 wks 67% 1.1 weeks longer
136 Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust NHS South East 4,526 12.6 wks 37.1 wks 66% 0.5 weeks longer
137 Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,090 12.8 wks 44.7 wks 64% 0.5 weeks longer
138 The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 2,255 12.8 wks 40.5 wks 64% 0.7 weeks longer
139 Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 2,951 12.9 wks 45.0 wks 61% 1.1 weeks longer
140 East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 5,048 13.0 wks 36.1 wks 64% 0.8 weeks shorter
141 The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust NHS Midlands 4,082 13.0 wks 33.6 wks 63% 0.6 weeks shorter
142 North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,505 13.2 wks 31.1 wks 65% 0.3 weeks shorter
143 University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust NHS Midlands 4,698 13.5 wks 42.8 wks 60% 1.5 weeks shorter
144 Wye Valley NHS Trust NHS Midlands 1,584 13.6 wks 42.8 wks 60% 1.1 weeks shorter
145 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust NHS Midlands 5,662 13.8 wks 32.8 wks 62% 1.4 weeks longer
146 York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 1,918 14.0 wks 35.1 wks 63% 1.6 weeks longer
147 James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 1,384 14.0 wks 45.0 wks 59% 5.8 weeks shorter
148 Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc) Independent 14 sites South East 324 14.1 wks 33.0 wks 62% 0.7 weeks longer
149 Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust NHS South East 2,806 14.4 wks 31.8 wks 63% 1.2 weeks longer
150 The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust NHS East of England 3,060 14.6 wks 36.6 wks 60% 1.1 weeks longer
151 County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 3,416 14.7 wks 42.9 wks 57% 1.2 weeks longer
152 Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 3,369 14.8 wks 42.3 wks 58% 0.3 weeks shorter
153 Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 1,415 14.8 wks 44.3 wks 57% 0.2 weeks shorter
154 Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 3,071 15.1 wks 36.7 wks 60% 1.1 weeks shorter
155 Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 14,113 15.2 wks 43.7 wks 57% 0.7 weeks shorter
156 Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,749 15.5 wks 44.3 wks 57% 0.4 weeks shorter
157 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 4,528 15.6 wks 46.0 wks 54% 0.8 weeks longer
158 East Cheshire NHS Trust NHS North West 1,499 16.8 wks 45.6 wks 52% 2.1 weeks shorter
159 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 5,176 17.0 wks 40.2 wks 52% 1.4 weeks longer
160 Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 3,208 17.1 wks 44.5 wks 52% 0.1 weeks shorter
161 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 10,047 17.2 wks 47.0 wks 52% 0.6 weeks longer
162 Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust NHS Midlands 4,192 17.7 wks 43.0 wks 51% 5.2 weeks longer
163 Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust NHS Midlands 1,815 17.9 wks 41.0 wks 50% 0.2 weeks shorter
164 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,775 19.7 wks 39.8 wks 47% 0.6 weeks shorter
165 Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,656 20.8 wks 46.0 wks 44% 0.8 weeks shorter
166 Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 4,305 24.8 wks 57.4 wks 39% no change

166 providers. Independent providers treat NHS patients at no cost to the patient; you can usually ask to be referred to one. Providers reporting one figure for several sites are marked with the number of sites.

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