Gastroenterology Waiting Times Across the NHS

Across 189 NHS hospitals, the average wait to see a gastroenterologist is about 10 weeks (2½ months).

189
Hospitals offering this
10 weeks
National average wait
74%
Seen within 18 weeks
5,114
Waiting 52+ weeks

Common reasons for referral

Endoscopy and colonoscopy
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Crohn's disease
Ulcerative colitis
Coeliac disease
Acid reflux (GORD)
Liver disease
Gallstone investigation
Barrett's oesophagus monitoring
Bowel polyp surveillance

All hospitals

Hospital Region Wait Within 18 Wks 52+ Wk
Endocare Diagnostics Ltd North West North West 2 wks
100.0%
-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Plymouth South West South West 2 wks
96.9%
1
Woodlands Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 2 wks
100.0%
-
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth South East South East 2 wks
100.0%
-
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes South West South West 3 wks
100.0%
-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Ilford London London 3 wks
81.1%
8
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green South West South West 3 wks
100.0%
-
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham South East South East 3 wks
100.0%
-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton South East South East 3 wks
100.0%
-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton Mallet South West South West 3 wks
100.0%
-
Spire Liverpool Hospital North West North West 3 wks
95.5%
-
Pinehill Hospital East of England East of England 3 wks
100.0%
-
Community Health And Eyecare Limited North West North West 4 wks
97.6%
-
Droitwich Spa Hospital Midlands Midlands 4 wks
85.5%
-
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust South West South West 4 wks
93.9%
-
Beacon Medical Services Group Limited North West North West 4 wks
97.4%
-
Tees Valley Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 4 wks
83.4%
1
Princess Margaret Hospital South East South East 4 wks
100.0%
-
The Grange Medical Centre HQ North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 5 wks
100.0%
-
Glendon Wood Hospital Midlands Midlands 5 wks
93.6%
-
Chelsfield Park Hospital London London 5 wks
88.6%
-
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 5 wks
96.3%
-
Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 5 wks
89.9%
-
Winfield Hospital South West South West 5 wks
92.6%
-
Beardwood Hospital North West North West 5 wks
95.0%
-
South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 5 wks
96.6%
-
Runnymede Hospital South East South East 5 wks
95.8%
-
Woodthorpe Hospital Midlands Midlands 5 wks
91.1%
-
Torbay And South Devon NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 5 wks
85.9%
3
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London London 6 wks
92.3%
-
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust London London 6 wks
87.3%
-
Cobalt Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 6 wks
96.3%
-
Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital London London 6 wks
83.9%
-
Chiltern Hospital South East South East 6 wks
90.0%
-
Ridgeway Hospital South West South West 6 wks
93.3%
-
Blakelands Hospital East of England East of England 6 wks
90.1%
-
Clementine Churchill Hospital London London 6 wks
100.0%
-
London Independent Hospital London London 6 wks
97.1%
-
Shirley Oaks Hospital London London 6 wks
82.0%
-
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 6 wks
83.2%
4
Meriden Hospital Midlands Midlands 6 wks
93.4%
-
Tyneside Surgical Services Ltd North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 7 wks
90.7%
-
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 7 wks
81.8%
1
Alexandra Hospital North West North West 7 wks
91.9%
-
Rivers Hospital East of England East of England 7 wks
81.9%
1
Medefer London London 7 wks
87.1%
-
Boston West Hospital Midlands Midlands 7 wks
71.6%
-
Sulis Hospital Bath (foxcote Avenue) South West South West 7 wks
91.8%
-
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 7 wks
80.7%
2
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 7 wks
83.7%
1
Benenden Hospital South East South East 8 wks
81.7%
1
Spire South Bank Hospital Midlands Midlands 8 wks
95.2%
-
Park Hospital Midlands Midlands 8 wks
91.3%
-
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 8 wks
87.1%
1
North Tees And Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
83.6%
1
University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 8 wks
85.8%
4
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
88.3%
1
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
86.9%
-
Kings Oak Hospital London London 8 wks
71.0%
-
The Yorkshire Clinic North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
84.0%
2
Beacon Park Hospital Midlands Midlands 8 wks
76.8%
-
Highfield Hospital North West North West 8 wks
93.4%
-
Phoenix Health Solutions Limited HQ North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
88.9%
-
Manchester Surgical Services Ltd North West North West 8 wks
96.8%
-
Bishops Wood Hospital London London 8 wks
87.5%
-
Sloane Hospital London London 8 wks
87.1%
-
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
98.3%
-
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 9 wks
77.8%
5
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 9 wks
80.3%
1
Woodland Hospital Midlands Midlands 9 wks
78.6%
-
Hendon Hospital London London 9 wks
72.2%
-
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 9 wks
72.6%
13
Whittington Health NHS Trust London London 9 wks
74.4%
-
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 9 wks
79.6%
2
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
72.8%
-
Saxon Clinic East of England East of England 9 wks
75.4%
-
Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 9 wks
84.3%
3
Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 9 wks
85.6%
-
Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 9 wks
75.1%
5
Oaklands Hospital North West North West 9 wks
91.5%
-
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 9 wks
65.6%
1
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
70.3%
-
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
80.9%
-
Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
79.1%
-
North Downs Hospital South East South East 9 wks
89.3%
-
Cavell Hospital London London 9 wks
76.8%
-
Renacres Hospital North West North West 9 wks
78.2%
-
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 10 wks
76.6%
3
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London London 10 wks
88.3%
-
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 10 wks
75.2%
3
Ashtead Hospital South East South East 10 wks
94.1%
-
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 10 wks
80.3%
2
Fitzwilliam Hospital East of England East of England 10 wks
74.1%
-
Springfield Hospital East of England East of England 10 wks
70.7%
2
Fairfield Independent Hospital North West North West 10 wks
74.2%
-
Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London London 10 wks
77.0%
-
New Hall Hospital South West South West 10 wks
75.0%
-
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
68.6%
4
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 10 wks
79.7%
1
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
79.0%
6
University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
70.3%
10
University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
70.3%
2
Isle Of Wight NHS Trust South East South East 10 wks
68.6%
-
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust London London 11 wks
72.8%
42
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 11 wks
66.6%
-
Epsomedical Group South East South East 11 wks
63.4%
42
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust South West South West 11 wks
68.1%
4
University Hospitals Bristol And Weston NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 11 wks
68.7%
2
Blackheath Hospital London London 11 wks
72.8%
4
Warrington And Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 11 wks
72.2%
22
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
70.2%
-
Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 11 wks
69.8%
1
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 11 wks
69.7%
15
Rowley Hall Hospital Midlands Midlands 11 wks
74.8%
-
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
71.2%
7
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
68.9%
44
Hampshire Clinic South East South East 12 wks
70.4%
-
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust East of England East of England 12 wks
75.5%
9
East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust East of England East of England 12 wks
66.5%
5
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 12 wks
66.4%
24
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 12 wks
71.2%
24
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 12 wks
65.7%
15
The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
73.0%
-
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 12 wks
70.6%
8
University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
68.5%
-
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 12 wks
64.5%
65
East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 12 wks
63.6%
47
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust South East South East 12 wks
65.7%
136
Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 12 wks
66.1%
10
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 12 wks
63.9%
55
Dartford And Gravesham NHS Trust South East South East 12 wks
66.2%
6
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 12 wks
70.4%
-
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 12 wks
64.9%
5
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 13 wks
63.7%
1
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 13 wks
67.6%
6
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
71.9%
-
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 13 wks
65.1%
1
Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 13 wks
66.2%
-
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
65.7%
24
Dorking Healthcare Limited (dhc) South East South East 13 wks
70.2%
-
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust London London 13 wks
67.2%
30
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 13 wks
66.4%
7
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 13 wks
64.9%
39
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
60.4%
2
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 13 wks
65.4%
98
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London London 14 wks
62.8%
85
Wye Valley NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 14 wks
59.3%
26
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 14 wks
60.4%
10
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 14 wks
60.4%
2
Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 14 wks
63.4%
25
County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 14 wks
60.9%
-
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 14 wks
59.4%
26
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust East of England East of England 14 wks
59.2%
38
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 14 wks
59.3%
70
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 15 wks
57.7%
7
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 15 wks
57.5%
27
Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation Trust London London 15 wks
59.1%
-
North Bristol NHS Trust South West South West 15 wks
56.6%
13
Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust South East South East 15 wks
59.2%
-
Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust London London 15 wks
56.2%
209
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 15 wks
56.8%
38
Mount Stuart Hospital South West South West 15 wks
66.7%
-
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 15 wks
55.9%
78
Barts Health NHS Trust London London 15 wks
56.0%
144
York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 15 wks
57.7%
38
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 16 wks
54.9%
94
Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 16 wks
54.0%
108
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 16 wks
54.4%
10
The Hamptons Hospital Ltd East of England East of England 16 wks
64.4%
5
Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 17 wks
53.4%
111
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 17 wks
52.2%
41
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 17 wks
52.4%
247
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 17 wks
52.0%
184
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 18 wks
50.4%
-
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 18 wks
50.3%
195
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 18 wks
50.1%
179
Medway NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 18 wks
49.8%
19
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 18 wks
49.6%
110
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 19 wks
47.5%
121
Lincoln Private Hospital Midlands Midlands 20 wks
44.4%
-
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 20 wks
45.5%
514
Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 21 wks
45.7%
1,004
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 22 wks
42.8%
1
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 22 wks
41.4%
16
Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 22 wks
48.1%
83
Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 22 wks
41.9%
195
East Cheshire NHS Trust North West North West 22 wks
38.8%
33
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 23 wks
38.7%
36
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 23 wks
41.3%
77

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the average Gastroenterology waiting time?

The average NHS waiting time for Gastroenterology is about 10 weeks (2½ months), based on data from 189 hospitals.

How long will I wait to see a gastroenterologist?

The typical wait to see a gastroenterologist on the NHS is about 10 weeks. However, this varies significantly by hospital. Use WaitRadar to compare waiting times at different hospitals.

What percentage of Gastroenterology patients are seen within 18 weeks?

Across the NHS, 74% of Gastroenterology patients are currently seen within the 18-week target. The NHS constitutional standard is 92%.

Can I choose which hospital I'm referred to?

Yes. Under the NHS Constitution, patients in England have the right to choose which hospital they are referred to for a first outpatient appointment. You can use WaitRadar to compare waiting times and discuss your options with your GP.

Source: NHS England RTT statistics — about our methodology

This is informational data, not medical advice. Always discuss referral options with your GP. Full disclaimer.