Gastroenterology waiting times by trust

Stomach, bowel and liver conditions. 353,474 people were waiting in England at the end of September 2026, with a median wait so far of 10.9 weeks. Every NHS trust, shortest median wait first.

NHS waiting times · Gastroenterology

England, September 2026

353,474

waiting in England

down 26,838 (7.1%) on a year earlier

10.9 wk

median wait so far

down 1.4 weeks on a year earlier

71.0%

under 18 weeks

4.5 wk

median wait of people admitted

in September 2026

Every NHS trust

114 trusts with at least 50 people waiting, shortest median wait first. Select a column heading to sort.

median wait, in weeks (scale 0 to 40)England's median for the same specialty

Trust	Waiting	Median wait, weeks	Under 18 weeks	Over a year
South Tyneside and SunderlandNorth East and North Cumbria	923	2.8	98.4%	0
Gateshead HealthNorth East and North Cumbria	767	3.8	95.3%	0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight HealthcareHampshire and Isle of Wight	121	4.6	94.2%	0
Cambridge University HospitalsCentral East	1,494	5.2	89.3%	1
East Lancashire HospitalsLancashire and South Cumbria	2,091	5.3	91.8%	0
Whittington HealthWest and North London	999	5.5	90.4%	0
Royal Cornwall HospitalsCornwall and the Isles of Scilly	2,082	5.8	82.0%	0
South Tees HospitalsNorth East and North Cumbria	1,679	5.8	94.3%	1
Barnsley HospitalSouth Yorkshire	920	6.6	96.5%	0
Mid Yorkshire TeachingWest Yorkshire	3,206	6.9	79.4%	0
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University HospitalsNorth East London	3,944	7.0	82.1%	17
BoltonGreater Manchester	1,457	7.1	90.3%	0
Homerton HealthcareNorth East London	1,029	7.2	93.2%	0
Tameside and Glossop Integrated CareGreater Manchester	1,040	7.3	92.8%	0
BristolBristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire	1,640	7.6	81.7%	3
Walsall HealthcareBlack Country	831	7.6	92.9%	0
Newcastle upon Tyne HospitalsNorth East and North Cumbria	949	7.7	89.6%	0
Northumbria HealthcareNorth East and North Cumbria	1,425	7.8	97.5%	0
Gloucestershire HospitalsGloucestershire	4,490	7.9	86.4%	0
Leeds Teaching HospitalsWest Yorkshire	2,888	7.9	75.0%	3
University Hospitals Coventry and WarwickshireCoventry and Warwickshire	1,323	8.1	77.2%	4
George Eliot HospitalCoventry and Warwickshire	1,151	8.3	79.5%	0
University Hospitals of Derby and BurtonDerby and Derbyshire	4,504	8.3	78.4%	77
Guy's and St Thomas'South East London	3,055	8.5	78.6%	2
Imperial College HealthcareWest and North London	2,807	8.5	90.6%	0
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's LynnNorfolk and Suffolk	835	8.5	80.2%	0
Royal Devon University HealthcareDevon	2,479	8.5	85.8%	3
Chelsea and Westminster HospitalWest and North London	1,654	8.6	88.0%	0
Royal National Orthopaedic HospitalWest and North London	63	8.6	88.9%	0
University Hospitals DorsetDorset	4,903	8.7	89.1%	0
West Hertfordshire Teaching HospitalsCentral East	3,584	8.7	92.0%	0
Calderdale and HuddersfieldWest Yorkshire	2,257	8.8	79.3%	3
East Sussex HealthcareSurrey and Sussex	2,874	8.8	77.2%	0
North West AngliaCentral East	5,342	8.8	76.5%	0
Ashford and St Peter's HospitalsSurrey and Sussex	1,593	9.1	82.0%	3
University College London HospitalsWest and North London	3,915	9.1	77.7%	0
Isle of WightHampshire and Isle of Wight	714	9.2	82.5%	0
Milton Keynes University HospitalCentral East	1,765	9.3	86.3%	0
Norfolk and Norwich University HospitalsNorfolk and Suffolk	2,751	9.3	77.5%	5
Hillingdon HospitalsWest and North London	1,014	9.4	76.5%	0
Countess of Chester HospitalCheshire and Merseyside	859	9.5	88.9%	1
AiredaleWest Yorkshire	812	9.7	75.5%	0
Frimley HealthSurrey and Sussex	1,905	9.7	72.1%	5
Royal BerkshireThames Valley	3,673	9.8	85.9%	0
North Tees and HartlepoolNorth East and North Cumbria	1,290	9.9	73.8%	2
Shrewsbury and Telford HospitalShropshire, Telford and Wrekin	2,090	9.9	84.1%	0
Bedfordshire HospitalsCentral East	2,885	10.1	74.2%	28
Croydon Health ServicesSouth West London	2,008	10.1	79.7%	1
King's College HospitalSouth East London	2,704	10.1	73.7%	21
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching HospitalsCheshire and Merseyside	8,158	10.1	79.2%	20
St George's University HospitalsSouth West London	2,901	10.1	69.8%	14
University Hospital SouthamptonHampshire and Isle of Wight	1,548	10.1	74.1%	2
Harrogate and DistrictHumber and North Yorkshire	1,102	10.2	78.5%	0
Manchester UniversityGreater Manchester	8,078	10.2	76.2%	9
West SuffolkNorfolk and Suffolk	980	10.2	72.7%	10
Sherwood Forest HospitalsNottingham and Nottinghamshire	2,856	10.3	72.4%	16
Dorset County HospitalDorset	994	10.4	73.8%	0
SalisburyBath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire	1,641	10.4	76.8%	0
Chesterfield Royal HospitalDerby and Derbyshire	1,492	10.5	68.8%	13
SomersetSomerset	2,195	10.5	70.3%	16
University Hospitals of Morecambe BayLancashire and South Cumbria	2,582	10.5	72.4%	6
MedwayKent and Medway	2,771	10.6	68.6%	0
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching HospitalsSouth Yorkshire	3,453	10.8	72.6%	0
Royal Free LondonWest and North London	9,208	10.8	70.8%	47
South Warwickshire UniversityCoventry and Warwickshire	1,847	10.9	73.1%	9
Worcestershire Acute HospitalsHerefordshire and Worcestershire	2,832	10.9	73.2%	0
East Suffolk and North EssexEssex	3,916	11.0	68.2%	0
Royal United Hospitals BathBath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire	2,790	11.1	78.9%	3
RotherhamSouth Yorkshire	1,700	11.3	76.5%	0
University Hospitals BirminghamBirmingham and Solihull	6,347	11.3	70.4%	6
Epsom and St Helier University HospitalsSouth West London	3,189	11.4	67.2%	55
Kettering General HospitalNorthamptonshire	1,225	11.4	76.1%	3
North Cumbria Integrated CareNorth East and North Cumbria	1,433	11.5	68.0%	8
University Hospitals of LeicesterLeicester, Leicestershire and Rutland	4,899	11.5	65.7%	105
University Hospitals of North MidlandsStaffordshire and Stoke-On-Trent	5,609	11.5	68.1%	1
North Cheshire and MerseyCheshire and Merseyside	3,137	11.6	76.8%	5
Dartford and GraveshamKent and Medway	2,005	11.8	67.4%	0
London North West University HealthcareWest and North London	6,849	11.8	72.1%	69
Oxford University HospitalsThames Valley	3,725	11.8	68.0%	38
Bradford Teaching HospitalsWest Yorkshire	1,279	11.9	68.3%	0
Barts HealthNorth East London	8,854	12.1	67.4%	30
Sandwell and West Birmingham HospitalsBlack Country	2,150	12.1	68.9%	19
United Lincolnshire Teaching HospitalsLincolnshire	5,324	12.1	68.2%	154
Buckinghamshire HealthcareThames Valley	3,839	12.2	69.5%	0
Portsmouth Hospitals UniversityHampshire and Isle of Wight	4,043	12.2	71.9%	82
James Paget University HospitalsNorfolk and Suffolk	1,243	12.3	62.1%	28
Surrey and Sussex HealthcareSurrey and Sussex	4,439	12.4	66.9%	56
Dudley GroupBlack Country	2,181	12.5	61.7%	2
East and North Hertfordshire TeachingCentral East	2,324	12.6	63.8%	66
Hampshire HospitalsHampshire and Isle of Wight	3,042	12.6	62.3%	115
Liverpool University HospitalsCheshire and Merseyside	6,994	12.6	68.5%	68
Royal WolverhamptonBlack Country	4,133	12.8	62.3%	3
StockportGreater Manchester	2,976	12.8	63.7%	6
Lewisham and GreenwichSouth East London	5,953	12.9	65.1%	18
Wirral University Teaching HospitalCheshire and Merseyside	3,289	13.1	64.4%	88
East Kent Hospitals UniversityKent and Medway	5,153	13.5	63.3%	65
York and Scarborough Teaching HospitalsHumber and North Yorkshire	1,975	13.7	62.4%	6
Princess Alexandra HospitalEssex	3,167	13.9	60.8%	35
Great Western HospitalsBath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire	3,233	14.6	59.2%	59
Maidstone and Tunbridge WellsKent and Medway	2,353	14.6	61.7%	0
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching HospitalsGreater Manchester	4,544	14.6	56.4%	130
Blackpool Teaching HospitalsLancashire and South Cumbria	3,734	14.7	58.3%	103
Wye ValleyHerefordshire and Worcestershire	1,529	14.8	60.1%	31
East CheshireCheshire and Merseyside	1,455	14.9	57.3%	49
Royal SurreySurrey and Sussex	1,400	14.9	58.6%	49
County Durham and DarlingtonNorth East and North Cumbria	3,625	15.9	55.8%	105
Kingston and RichmondSouth West London	3,111	16.0	55.4%	0
Northern Care AllianceGreater Manchester	13,953	16.8	54.1%	390
University Hospitals SussexSurrey and Sussex	5,395	16.8	52.5%	123
Hull University Teaching HospitalsHumber and North Yorkshire	3,122	16.9	51.9%	98
Mid and South EssexEssex	10,384	17.1	52.0%	455
Lancashire Teaching HospitalsLancashire and South Cumbria	1,802	19.3	48.6%	7
Mid Cheshire HospitalsCheshire and Merseyside	1,712	20.7	44.3%	55
Northern Lincolnshire and GooleHumber and North Yorkshire	4,396	24.4	39.2%	621

The last 13 months in England

September 2025 to September 2026.

People waiting for gastroenterology in EnglandLowest 353,474, highest 383,697. The scale starts near the lowest value.

The figures

Month	Value
September 2025	380,312
October 2025	383,164
November 2025	376,024
December 2025	381,906
January 2026	383,697
February 2026	379,573
March 2026	366,951
April 2026	372,204
May 2026	370,698
June 2026	362,052
July 2026	362,206
August 2026	358,127
September 2026	353,474

Median wait for gastroenterology in England, weeksLowest 10.4 wk, highest 12.6 wk. The scale starts near the lowest value.

The figures

Month	Value
September 2025	12.3 wk
October 2025	12.2 wk
November 2025	12.0 wk
December 2025	12.4 wk
January 2026	12.6 wk
February 2026	12.2 wk
March 2026	10.4 wk
April 2026	11.1 wk
May 2026	11.8 wk
June 2026	11.0 wk
July 2026	10.9 wk
August 2026	11.0 wk
September 2026	10.9 wk

Independent hospitals on the NHS

Some independent hospitals treat NHS patients, free to the patient, and you may be able to choose one when you're referred. These are the 23 with the most NHS patients waiting for gastroenterology.

Hospital or provider	NHS patients waiting	Median wait, weeks	Under 18 weeks
The Yorkshire ClinicWest Yorkshire	1,255	11.4	65.3%
Beacon Medical Services Group LimitedGreater Manchester	1,177	5.8	92.0%
Rivers HospitalCentral East	586	9.9	74.9%
Community Health and Eyecare LimitedLancashire and South Cumbria	475	5.4	86.3%
Cobalt HospitalNorth East and North Cumbria	416	4.9	86.1%
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons GreenBristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire	413	2.2	100.0%
The Living Care GroupWest Yorkshire	387	0.7	100.0%
Tyneside Surgical Services LtdNorth East and North Cumbria	371	5.9	90.3%
Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc)Surrey and Sussex	339	13.1	64.9%
Phoenix Health Solutions Limited HqWest Yorkshire	327	5.6	90.8%
Tees Valley HospitalNorth East and North Cumbria	318	5.2	83.6%
Cavell HospitalWest and North London	306	9.9	68.3%
Renacres HospitalLancashire and South Cumbria	269	8.2	71.4%
Practice Plus Group Hospital - SouthamptonHampshire and Isle of Wight	266	2.5	99.6%
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - DevizesBath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire	266	2.5	100.0%
Clementine Churchill HospitalWest and North London	264	5.4	99.2%
MedeferWest and North London	254	6.8	90.2%
Woodthorpe HospitalNottingham and Nottinghamshire	246	6.7	88.2%
Springfield HospitalEssex	232	8.7	82.3%
Shirley Oaks HospitalSouth West London	226	9.3	75.2%
The Grange Medical Centre HqWest Yorkshire	224	5.8	100.0%
Glendon Wood HospitalNorthamptonshire	223	2.7	96.4%
Fitzwilliam HospitalCentral East	211	10.2	74.9%

By area

NHS integrated care board areas, by where the hospital trust is.

Area	Waiting	Median wait, weeks	Under 18 weeks	Over a year
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire	8,104	11.4	71.4%	62
Birmingham and Solihull	6,347	11.3	70.4%	6
Black Country	9,296	12.0	66.4%	24
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire	2,053	5.6	85.4%	3
Central East	18,489	9.0	79.5%	100
Cheshire and Merseyside	25,782	11.9	70.9%	286
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly	2,082	5.8	82.0%	0
Coventry and Warwickshire	4,478	9.0	76.6%	13
Derby and Derbyshire	5,998	8.8	76.0%	90
Devon	2,574	8.2	86.1%	3
Dorset	5,897	9.0	86.5%	0
Essex	17,702	14.8	57.6%	491
Gloucestershire	4,611	7.7	86.5%	0
Greater Manchester	33,453	12.7	65.0%	535
Hampshire and Isle of Wight	9,941	10.8	71.6%	199
Herefordshire and Worcestershire	4,466	12.1	69.1%	31
Humber and North Yorkshire	10,598	17.3	51.3%	726
Kent and Medway	12,559	12.6	65.5%	66
Lancashire and South Cumbria	11,043	10.8	68.2%	120
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland	4,899	11.5	65.7%	105
Lincolnshire	5,444	12.0	68.3%	155
Norfolk and Suffolk	5,819	9.7	73.8%	43
North East London	14,062	9.6	73.7%	80
North East and North Cumbria	13,304	8.6	78.7%	117
Northamptonshire	1,601	9.5	78.7%	3
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire	3,212	9.9	74.0%	16
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin	2,090	9.9	84.1%	0
Somerset	2,388	9.3	72.7%	16
South East London	11,923	11.0	70.8%	42
South West London	11,435	12.1	67.0%	70
South Yorkshire	6,083	10.1	77.3%	0
Staffordshire and Stoke-On-Trent	5,838	11.2	68.6%	1
Surrey and Sussex	18,331	12.1	65.7%	242
Thames Valley	11,291	11.0	74.5%	38
West Yorkshire	12,635	8.0	76.9%	11
West and North London	27,646	10.0	76.6%	116

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Source: NHS England, Referral to Treatment waiting times, September 2026 (published November 2026). Next figures expected 10 December 2026. Journalists: press page.

Questions

How long is the NHS wait for gastroenterology?

At the end of September 2026, 353,474 people were waiting for gastroenterology in England. Half had waited more than 10.9 weeks so far, 71.0% under 18 weeks and 3,810 over a year. People admitted for treatment that month had waited a median of 4.5 weeks. Source: NHS England.

Which hospital trusts have the shortest gastroenterology waits?

In September 2026, the shortest median waits among trusts with at least 50 people waiting were at South Tyneside and Sunderland (2.8 weeks), Gateshead Health (3.8 weeks), Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare (4.6 weeks). The table on this page lists every trust.

Can I choose a hospital with a shorter wait?

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