Gastroenterology Waiting Times Across the NHS

The NHS Gastroenterology waiting list in England has 371,366 patients currently waiting for treatment, with a typical wait of around 10 weeks across 188 hospitals. In practice, Gastroenterology waiting times range from about 1 weeks at the fastest hospital to 24 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. 3,163 patients have been on the Gastroenterology waiting list for more than a year. Waits for Gastroenterology are about 1.4 week shorter than in April 2025.

12-month change

Then vs now nationally

Apr 25→Apr 26
Typical wait
9.5weeks
â–¼ -1.4 wks
How long most people wait
Seen in 18 weeks
8in 10
â–² +3.6 pts
NHS aims to see everyone this fast
People waiting
371k
â–¼ -15k
On the waiting list right now
Waiting over a year
3.2k
â–¼ -3.7k
Been on the list for 12+ months
188
Hospitals you could choose from
10 weeks
How long most people wait
8 in 10
Seen within 18 weeks
3.2k
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

National trend

Average gastroenterology wait across England, month by month.

â–¼ -1.4 wks

All hospitals

Hospital Region Wait Within 18 Wks 52+ Wk
Endocare Diagnostics Ltd North West North West 1 wks
100.0%
-
The Living Care Group North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 1 wks
100.0%
-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton Mallet South West South West 2 wks
100.0%
-
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth South East South East 2 wks
99.7%
-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green South West South West 2 wks
100.0%
-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Ilford London London 2 wks
75.5%
28
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham South East South East 2 wks
99.5%
1
Pinehill Hospital East of England East of England 2 wks
97.4%
-
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes South West South West 2 wks
100.0%
-
Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital London London 2 wks
95.1%
-
Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 2 wks
92.9%
-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Plymouth South West South West 3 wks
96.7%
-
Mount Alvernia Hospital South East South East 3 wks
95.2%
-
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton South East South East 3 wks
100.0%
-
Oaklands Hospital North West North West 3 wks
82.9%
-
Glendon Wood Hospital Midlands Midlands 3 wks
86.7%
-
The Grange Medical Centre HQ North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 4 wks
100.0%
-
South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 4 wks
97.2%
-
Winfield Hospital South West South West 4 wks
97.3%
-
Sulis Hospital Bath (Foxcote Avenue) South West South West 4 wks
98.1%
-
St Edmunds Hospital East of England East of England 4 wks
70.0%
-
Spire Liverpool Hospital North West North West 4 wks
97.1%
-
Chelsfield Park Hospital London London 5 wks
92.2%
-
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust South West South West 5 wks
90.7%
-
North Bristol NHS Trust South West South West 5 wks
83.0%
1
Community Health And Eyecare Limited North West North West 5 wks
96.3%
-
Tees Valley Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 5 wks
88.3%
-
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 5 wks
95.0%
2
London Independent Hospital London London 5 wks
95.4%
-
Sloane Hospital London London 6 wks
75.0%
-
Beaumont Hospital North West North West 6 wks
88.9%
-
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London London 6 wks
92.6%
-
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 6 wks
84.4%
-
Cobalt Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 6 wks
95.7%
-
Clementine Churchill Hospital London London 6 wks
99.5%
-
Tyneside Surgical Services Ltd North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 6 wks
90.1%
-
Springfield Hospital East of England East of England 6 wks
90.0%
1
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 6 wks
87.9%
-
Woodthorpe Hospital Midlands Midlands 6 wks
82.2%
-
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 6 wks
94.5%
1
Meriden Hospital Midlands Midlands 6 wks
87.3%
-
Phoenix Health Solutions Limited HQ North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 6 wks
95.1%
-
Shirley Oaks Hospital London London 7 wks
82.3%
-
Alexandra Hospital North West North West 7 wks
90.6%
-
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust London London 7 wks
92.5%
-
Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 7 wks
90.1%
-
Droitwich Spa Hospital Midlands Midlands 7 wks
78.6%
-
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 7 wks
90.6%
2
Blakelands Hospital East of England East of England 7 wks
90.1%
-
Benenden Hospital South East South East 7 wks
79.0%
-
Chiltern Hospital South East South East 7 wks
88.9%
-
Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 7 wks
88.8%
-
Boston West Hospital Midlands Midlands 7 wks
77.5%
1
Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 7 wks
91.1%
-
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 7 wks
85.4%
-
Highfield Hospital North West North West 7 wks
72.3%
-
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
94.1%
-
Whittington Health NHS Trust London London 8 wks
82.2%
-
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 8 wks
80.4%
-
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 8 wks
89.8%
-
Beacon Medical Services Group Limited North West North West 8 wks
86.6%
-
Manchester Surgical Services Ltd North West North West 8 wks
96.0%
-
North Tees And Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
85.9%
-
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 8 wks
84.9%
-
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
77.4%
-
Woodlands Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
91.1%
-
University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 8 wks
81.3%
2
Beacon Park Hospital Midlands Midlands 8 wks
78.2%
-
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 8 wks
88.0%
4
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
63.8%
6
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
73.6%
1
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
97.7%
-
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 8 wks
86.2%
1
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 8 wks
79.2%
1
Hampshire Clinic South East South East 8 wks
72.4%
-
The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
83.7%
-
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
79.1%
-
Rivers Hospital East of England East of England 9 wks
81.0%
-
Park Hospital Midlands Midlands 9 wks
87.1%
-
Cavell Hospital London London 9 wks
75.7%
-
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
72.3%
5
Ridgeway Hospital South West South West 9 wks
90.0%
-
Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 9 wks
84.9%
-
Medefer London London 9 wks
86.2%
-
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 9 wks
80.1%
1
North Downs Hospital South East South East 9 wks
86.1%
-
Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London London 9 wks
78.1%
1
Woodland Hospital Midlands Midlands 9 wks
75.5%
1
Hendon Hospital London London 9 wks
70.9%
1
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust East of England East of England 9 wks
87.3%
-
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London London 9 wks
93.9%
-
Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 9 wks
79.4%
19
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 9 wks
77.4%
-
Runnymede Hospital South East South East 10 wks
78.8%
-
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 10 wks
76.9%
4
Fairfield Independent Hospital North West North West 10 wks
85.6%
1
University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
76.7%
4
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 10 wks
86.8%
3
Blackheath Hospital London London 10 wks
72.3%
-
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 10 wks
76.3%
5
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
80.1%
15
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 10 wks
69.3%
3
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust London London 10 wks
77.6%
22
Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 10 wks
74.5%
4
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 10 wks
72.2%
6
University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
69.8%
46
North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 10 wks
77.5%
11
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 10 wks
82.7%
2
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 10 wks
74.1%
7
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 10 wks
76.7%
1
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
75.7%
3
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 10 wks
71.8%
74
Isle Of Wight NHS Trust South East South East 10 wks
71.6%
-
Ashtead Hospital South East South East 10 wks
77.4%
-
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 11 wks
70.3%
3
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London London 11 wks
69.1%
11
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
71.4%
9
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 11 wks
65.5%
-
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust South West South West 11 wks
68.7%
2
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 11 wks
71.3%
5
Mount Stuart Hospital South West South West 11 wks
68.2%
1
New Hall Hospital South West South West 11 wks
72.2%
-
Saxon Clinic East of England East of England 11 wks
65.5%
-
East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 11 wks
66.7%
-
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 11 wks
73.3%
9
Dartford And Gravesham NHS Trust South East South East 11 wks
68.5%
1
The Yorkshire Clinic North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
69.1%
1
Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 12 wks
64.2%
5
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust South East South East 12 wks
65.2%
114
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 12 wks
63.9%
2
University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
64.9%
4
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 12 wks
65.5%
20
Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 12 wks
71.1%
47
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 12 wks
70.1%
-
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 12 wks
65.6%
7
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 12 wks
71.1%
-
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
64.4%
-
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 12 wks
64.6%
17
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust London London 12 wks
70.2%
18
Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation Trust London London 12 wks
61.8%
-
Beardwood Hospital North West North West 12 wks
82.7%
-
Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 12 wks
66.6%
21
Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust South East South East 12 wks
67.9%
-
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 12 wks
61.5%
1
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
66.7%
23
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
61.7%
19
Fitzwilliam Hospital East of England East of England 12 wks
64.4%
-
Kings Oak Hospital London London 12 wks
65.5%
-
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
67.8%
58
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 13 wks
64.8%
6
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
60.1%
1
Barts Health NHS Trust London London 13 wks
65.3%
12
Wye Valley NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
62.2%
22
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
61.4%
38
East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust East of England East of England 13 wks
60.2%
15
University Hospitals Bristol And Weston NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 13 wks
60.5%
1
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 13 wks
62.4%
46
Renacres Hospital North West North West 13 wks
60.4%
2
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
66.1%
-
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 13 wks
63.7%
32
Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 13 wks
61.7%
62
York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 13 wks
59.2%
9
County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 13 wks
62.1%
4
Epsomedical Group South East South East 14 wks
56.1%
13
Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc) South East South East 14 wks
61.3%
-
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust East of England East of England 14 wks
61.8%
26
Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust London London 14 wks
59.0%
45
Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 14 wks
57.5%
65
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 14 wks
58.1%
53
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 14 wks
59.8%
31
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 14 wks
60.2%
116
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 14 wks
61.4%
13
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 14 wks
58.2%
115
Medway NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 15 wks
56.5%
-
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 15 wks
58.6%
151
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 15 wks
56.9%
5
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 15 wks
54.4%
350
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 16 wks
53.4%
48
Rowley Hall Hospital Midlands Midlands 16 wks
53.7%
-
Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 17 wks
51.2%
444
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 17 wks
51.6%
31
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 18 wks
50.2%
102
East Cheshire NHS Trust North West North West 19 wks
48.6%
83
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 20 wks
46.8%
96
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 21 wks
45.0%
56
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 22 wks
40.6%
47
Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 24 wks
37.3%
334
Lincoln Private Hospital Midlands Midlands 24 wks
30.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the NHS Gastroenterology waiting list?

The NHS Gastroenterology waiting list in England has about 371,366 patients currently waiting for treatment. The typical wait is around 10 weeks (just over 2 months), based on data from 188 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 24 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, 76% 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.