Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Updated February 2026
The typical wait to see a gastroenterologist is
11 weeks
That's nearly 3 months
The NHS Gastroenterology waiting list at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust currently has 3,563 patients waiting, with a typical wait of around 11 weeks from GP referral. About 7 in 10 Gastroenterology patients here are seen within 18 weeks (the NHS constitutional target is 9 in 10). 8 have been waiting over a year. Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is an NHS Trust in the South East region. Waits at this hospital are about 1.9 weeks shorter than in February 2025. It's moved up 19 places in the national league for this department's; now 112 out of 191 hospitals.
Median wait for this department, with the national average as a dashed line.
Distribution of patients by how many weeks they've been on the waiting list.
The national average wait to see a gastroenterologist is about 10 weeks. This hospital is slower than the national average.
Ranked 112th out of 191 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 16th out of 31 in South East
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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust currently has about 3,563 patients on its Gastroenterology waiting list. The typical wait from GP referral to first appointment is around 11 weeks.
About 74% of Gastroenterology patients at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust are currently seen within 18 weeks of GP referral. The NHS constitutional target is 92%.
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This is informational data, not medical advice. Always discuss referral options with your GP. Full disclaimer.