Gastroenterology Waiting Times Across the NHS

The NHS Gastroenterology waiting list in England has 378,680 patients currently waiting for treatment, with a typical wait of around 10 weeks across 191 hospitals. In practice, Gastroenterology waiting times range from about 1 weeks at the fastest hospital to 29 weeks at the slowest. From GP referral to first Gastroenterology appointment, most patients (92%) are seen within about 29 weeks; the NHS constitutional target is 18 weeks. 3,969 patients have been on the Gastroenterology waiting list for more than a year. Waits for Gastroenterology are about 0.6 week shorter than in February 2025.

12-month change

Then vs now nationally

Feb 25→Feb 26

Typical wait

10.2weeks

▼ -0.6 wks

How long most people wait

Seen in 18 weeks

7in 10

▲ +2.3 pts

NHS aims to see everyone this fast

People waiting

379k

▼ -15k

On the waiting list right now

Waiting over a year

▼ -2.5k

Been on the list for 12+ months

191

Hospitals you could choose from

10 weeks

How long most people wait

7 in 10

Seen within 18 weeks

Have waited over a year

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

Shortest waits

Endocare Diagnostics Ltd

North West

1 wks

Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth

South East

1 wks

Practice Plus Group Hospital - Ilford

Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green

South West

2 wks

Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham

South East

2 wks

Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton Mallet

South West

2 wks

Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes

South West

2 wks

Practice Plus Group Hospital - Plymouth

South West

2 wks

Longest waits

Beaumont Hospital

North West

29 wks

The Hamptons Hospital Ltd

East of England

24 wks

Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust

North East and Yorkshire

23 wks

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

South East

23 wks

Lincoln Private Hospital

Midlands

22 wks

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

North West

22 wks

Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

Midlands

22 wks

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust

East of England

21 wks

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

North West

21 wks

National trend

Average gastroenterology wait across England, month by month.

▼ -0.6 wks

Most improved over 12 months

Hospitals whose median wait has dropped most since a year ago.

Biggest increases

Hospitals where waits have grown most since a year ago.

All hospitals

Hospital	Region	Wait	Within 18 Wks	52+ Wk
Endocare Diagnostics Ltd North West	North West	1 wks	100.0%	-
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth South East	South East	1 wks	100.0%	-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Ilford London	London	2 wks	76.2%	10
Pinehill Hospital East of England	East of England	2 wks	100.0%	-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green South West	South West	2 wks	100.0%	-
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham South East	South East	2 wks	98.9%	1
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton Mallet South West	South West	2 wks	100.0%	-
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes South West	South West	2 wks	100.0%	-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Plymouth South West	South West	2 wks	98.6%	-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton South East	South East	2 wks	100.0%	-
Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital London	London	3 wks	98.3%	-
Princess Margaret Hospital South East	South East	3 wks	100.0%	-
Tees Valley Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	3 wks	88.3%	-
Glendon Wood Hospital Midlands	Midlands	3 wks	92.4%	-
Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	3 wks	95.9%	-
Winfield Hospital South West	South West	4 wks	95.7%	-
Cobalt Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	4 wks	96.7%	-
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust South West	South West	4 wks	92.5%	-
Sulis Hospital Bath (Foxcote Avenue) South West	South West	4 wks	95.2%	-
North Downs Hospital South East	South East	4 wks	85.7%	-
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust London	London	4 wks	92.6%	-
Manchester Surgical Services Ltd North West	North West	4 wks	95.8%	-
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	4 wks	91.9%	-
Spire Bushey Hospital East of England	East of England	4 wks	100.0%	-
South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	4 wks	95.9%	-
Torbay And South Devon NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	5 wks	89.3%	1
Mount Alvernia Hospital South East	South East	5 wks	88.5%	-
Blakelands Hospital East of England	East of England	5 wks	91.5%	-
Community Health And Eyecare Limited North West	North West	5 wks	97.1%	-
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	5 wks	97.4%	1
Tyneside Surgical Services Ltd North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	5 wks	89.5%	-
Clementine Churchill Hospital London	London	5 wks	100.0%	-
Alexandra Hospital North West	North West	5 wks	91.2%	-
Ridgeway Hospital South West	South West	5 wks	94.1%	-
Shirley Oaks Hospital London	London	6 wks	75.0%	-
Phoenix Health Solutions Limited HQ North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	6 wks	85.4%	-
Medefer London	London	6 wks	87.6%	-
London Independent Hospital London	London	6 wks	94.8%	-
Woodthorpe Hospital Midlands	Midlands	6 wks	92.6%	-
Woodlands Hospital North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	6 wks	95.9%	-
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	6 wks	83.3%	2
Chiltern Hospital South East	South East	6 wks	92.0%	-
Meriden Hospital Midlands	Midlands	6 wks	91.6%	-
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London	London	6 wks	92.6%	-
Beacon Medical Services Group Limited North West	North West	6 wks	92.1%	-
Chelsfield Park Hospital London	London	6 wks	97.4%	-
Springfield Hospital East of England	East of England	6 wks	79.2%	1
Droitwich Spa Hospital Midlands	Midlands	6 wks	75.8%	-
The Grange Medical Centre HQ North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	6 wks	100.0%	-
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	6 wks	80.8%	-
Runnymede Hospital South East	South East	6 wks	90.6%	-
Park Hospital Midlands	Midlands	6 wks	94.3%	-
Benenden Hospital South East	South East	6 wks	79.2%	-
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	7 wks	87.4%	-
Rivers Hospital East of England	East of England	7 wks	86.1%	-
Beardwood Hospital North West	North West	7 wks	96.3%	-
Boston West Hospital Midlands	Midlands	7 wks	75.2%	-
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	7 wks	97.6%	-
Spire South Bank Hospital Midlands	Midlands	7 wks	81.8%	1
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	7 wks	78.9%	-
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	7 wks	88.8%	4
Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	7 wks	84.7%	-
Beacon Park Hospital Midlands	Midlands	7 wks	73.3%	-
Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	7 wks	78.8%	-
Spire Liverpool Hospital North West	North West	7 wks	91.4%	-
University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	7 wks	79.7%	-
University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	7 wks	81.8%	6
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	8 wks	86.7%	-
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	8 wks	86.8%	-
Hendon Hospital London	London	8 wks	72.6%	-
Hampshire Clinic South East	South East	8 wks	76.2%	-
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	8 wks	79.7%	2
Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London	London	8 wks	84.7%	-
Cavell Hospital London	London	8 wks	80.0%	-
North Bristol NHS Trust South West	South West	8 wks	76.5%	2
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	8 wks	76.1%	2
Whittington Health NHS Trust London	London	8 wks	75.5%	-
North Tees And Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	8 wks	83.6%	1
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London	London	8 wks	88.7%	3
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	8 wks	80.0%	-
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London	London	9 wks	77.3%	3
Fairfield Independent Hospital North West	North West	9 wks	88.5%	-
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	9 wks	74.3%	-
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	9 wks	83.9%	3
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	9 wks	76.0%	3
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	9 wks	80.5%	2
Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust London	London	9 wks	79.2%	3
Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North West	North West	9 wks	74.8%	10
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	9 wks	65.6%	3
The Yorkshire Clinic North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	10 wks	78.7%	2
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London	London	10 wks	69.9%	9
Warrington And Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	10 wks	73.3%	15
Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	10 wks	78.3%	1
Epsomedical Group South East	South East	10 wks	76.3%	45
Woodland Hospital Midlands	Midlands	10 wks	77.6%	-
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	10 wks	84.6%	-
Fitzwilliam Hospital East of England	East of England	10 wks	74.4%	-
Saxon Clinic East of England	East of England	10 wks	64.0%	1
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	10 wks	74.4%	24
University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	10 wks	71.1%	25
New Hall Hospital South West	South West	10 wks	74.0%	-
Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London	London	11 wks	76.5%	-
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	11 wks	75.4%	5
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	11 wks	72.3%	4
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust East of England	East of England	11 wks	80.1%	1
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	11 wks	68.0%	-
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	11 wks	73.2%	5
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	11 wks	72.7%	31
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	11 wks	74.4%	10
The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	11 wks	71.7%	-
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust London	London	11 wks	74.2%	52
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust South East	South East	11 wks	74.0%	8
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East	South East	11 wks	74.4%	2
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	11 wks	70.0%	14
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust South West	South West	11 wks	70.7%	6
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	11 wks	67.6%	9
Ashtead Hospital South East	South East	12 wks	81.3%	-
Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East	South East	12 wks	69.9%	28
Blackheath Hospital London	London	12 wks	73.1%	-
Isle Of Wight NHS Trust South East	South East	12 wks	69.2%	2
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	12 wks	77.3%	2
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	12 wks	65.2%	44
Dartford And Gravesham NHS Trust South East	South East	12 wks	66.9%	1
Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	12 wks	65.7%	12
East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	12 wks	65.7%	36
Kings Oak Hospital London	London	12 wks	78.6%	-
Highfield Hospital North West	North West	12 wks	75.3%	-
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London	London	12 wks	69.8%	13
Oaklands Hospital North West	North West	12 wks	71.0%	-
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust London	London	13 wks	68.7%	54
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	13 wks	66.6%	21
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	13 wks	70.0%	3
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	13 wks	63.1%	4
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	13 wks	63.3%	12
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	13 wks	63.8%	8
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	13 wks	66.1%	-
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London	London	13 wks	65.1%	72
Bishops Wood Hospital London	London	13 wks	80.0%	-
East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust East of England	East of England	13 wks	65.7%	7
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London	London	13 wks	63.0%	7
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	13 wks	61.5%	1
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	14 wks	62.4%	5
University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	14 wks	63.9%	-
University Hospitals Bristol And Weston NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	14 wks	62.4%	1
Renacres Hospital North West	North West	14 wks	62.5%	-
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	14 wks	63.3%	38
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	14 wks	60.8%	49
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	14 wks	60.0%	32
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust East of England	East of England	14 wks	62.5%	30
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	14 wks	56.2%	264
Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc) South East	South East	14 wks	59.7%	-
Wye Valley NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	14 wks	61.6%	28
Barts Health NHS Trust London	London	14 wks	61.3%	27
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	14 wks	62.2%	54
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	14 wks	57.9%	40
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	14 wks	59.7%	78
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	15 wks	60.5%	2
Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust South East	South East	15 wks	61.0%	-
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Midlands	Midlands	15 wks	56.0%	1
Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	15 wks	56.6%	100
York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	15 wks	57.8%	21
Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	15 wks	57.6%	55
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West	South West	15 wks	56.7%	29
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	15 wks	55.4%	176
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust South East	South East	15 wks	57.2%	78
Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust London	London	16 wks	54.6%	125
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust North West	North West	16 wks	56.1%	-
County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	16 wks	55.1%	1
Sloane Hospital London	London	16 wks	60.9%	-
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	16 wks	55.6%	87
Medway NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	16 wks	53.2%	9
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	17 wks	53.1%	41
Rowley Hall Hospital Midlands	Midlands	17 wks	55.0%	-
Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation Trust London	London	17 wks	54.7%	-
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	17 wks	52.2%	376
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	17 wks	51.5%	212
Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust London	London	18 wks	50.7%	67
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	18 wks	50.9%	33
Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	18 wks	50.1%	415
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	18 wks	49.1%	121
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	19 wks	48.9%	173
East Cheshire NHS Trust North West	North West	20 wks	46.7%	78
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	21 wks	45.8%	34
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust East of England	East of England	21 wks	41.3%	9
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands	Midlands	22 wks	35.5%	15
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West	North West	22 wks	40.0%	30
Lincoln Private Hospital Midlands	Midlands	22 wks	42.4%	-
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust South East	South East	23 wks	32.8%	127
Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire	North East and Yorkshire	23 wks	39.3%	244
The Hamptons Hospital Ltd East of England	East of England	24 wks	13.6%	4
Beaumont Hospital North West	North West	29 wks	27.6%	-

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the NHS Gastroenterology waiting list?

The NHS Gastroenterology waiting list in England has about 378,680 patients currently waiting for treatment. The typical wait is around 10 weeks (just over 2 months), based on data from 191 hospitals. Waiting times vary significantly between hospitals, so it's worth comparing your options before accepting a referral.

How long will I wait to see a gastroenterologist on the NHS?

The headline NHS waiting time is the wait from your GP's referral to your first outpatient appointment, which is the first time you actually see a gastroenterologist. Nationally this currently averages about 10 weeks. In our data it ranges from as short as 1 weeks at the fastest hospital to 29 weeks at the slowest, so where you are referred matters. Any tests, procedures or treatment that follow that first appointment may have their own waits on top.

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.