Referral to treatment (RTT) data for August 2026, published 8 October 2026 · Page updated 2 November 2026

Gastroenterology waiting times: NHS trusts ranked

How long patients on the gastroenterology waiting list had waited at each NHS trust in England at the end of August 2026, from NHS England referral to treatment (RTT) statistics. Gastroenterology covers the digestive system, for example inflammatory bowel disease, reflux and liver problems. Trusts are ranked from the shortest median wait to the longest.

Past figures, not a promise. These are NHS England figures for patients who were already on the waiting list at the end of August 2026: how long they had waited so far. They are not a forecast or a guarantee of how long a new patient will wait, and waits can change quickly. Waiting Times UK is an independent website, not part of the NHS, and this is not medical advice.

Gastroenterology: summary

At the end of August 2026, 116 NHS trusts in England had at least 20 pathways waiting for gastroenterology. Their median waits so far ranged from 4.2 weeks at South Tyneside and Sunderland to 24.8 weeks at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole; the England median was 11.0 weeks. 67 of the 116 trusts had a median at or below the England figure. The share waiting under 18 weeks ranged from 39.5% to 97.4% (England 69.7%); 12 trusts met the 92% standard. 40 trusts had no gastroenterology pathways waiting over 52 weeks; the most was 565 at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole.

Which NHS trusts have the shortest gastroenterology waits?

Select a column heading to sort, or filter by NHS England region. Each trust links to its own gastroenterology page with the trend and nearby trusts. To put two to four trusts next to each other, use the side-by-side comparison.

Gastroenterology: NHS trusts in England ranked by median wait, end of August 2026
Rank	Trust	Region	Median weeks waited	Under 18 weeks	92nd percentile weeks	Pathways waiting	Over 52 weeks	Over 52 weeks (% of list)
1	South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	4.2	96.7%	14	1,127	0	0.0%
2	Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust	London	4.8	95.2%	15	21	0	0.0%
3	The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust	London	5.0	89.1%	20	46	0	0.0%
4	Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	5.1	96.4%	15	838	0	0.0%
5	Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	5.5	88.4%	23	1,563	2	0.1%
6	Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	South East	5.8	96.1%	17	103	0	0.0%
7	East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust	North West	5.9	92.3%	18	1,931	0	0.0%
8	Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust	South West	6.1	84.1%	24	2,022	0	0.0%
9	Whittington Health NHS Trust	London	6.3	86.1%	25	1,108	0	0.0%
10	South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	6.4	94.2%	16	1,975	1	0.1%
=11	Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	London	6.7	92.5%	18	1,010	0	0.0%
=11	Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	6.7	92.3%	18	960	0	0.0%
=11	Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust	North East and Yorkshire	6.7	77.6%	34	3,032	0	0.0%
14	Bolton NHS Foundation Trust	North West	6.8	92.5%	18	1,322	0	0.0%
15	Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust	North West	6.9	91.0%	20	1,032	0	0.0%
16	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	7.6	89.9%	21	1,029	1	0.1%
17	Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South West	7.7	84.3%	26	4,263	0	0.0%
18	Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	North East and Yorkshire	7.8	74.4%	34	2,923	6	0.2%
19	Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust	London	7.9	92.4%	18	2,764	0	0.0%
20	Isle of Wight NHS Trust	South East	8.0	82.3%	23	745	0	0.0%
=21	Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	8.1	97.4%	17	1,440	0	0.0%
=21	Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust	London	8.1	83.5%	26	4,194	27	0.6%
=21	Bristol NHS Foundation Trust	South West	8.1	79.4%	34	1,591	0	0.0%
24	Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	London	8.2	85.3%	23	1,698	0	0.0%
25	Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	South West	8.3	86.2%	22	2,497	0	0.0%
26	The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	London	8.4	74.6%	33	1,027	1	0.1%
=27	Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	North West	8.5	90.6%	20	852	0	0.0%
=27	University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	8.5	74.6%	40	4,199	113	2.7%
=29	West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	East of England	8.6	91.7%	19	3,428	0	0.0%
=29	East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust	South East	8.6	79.4%	33	3,037	2	0.1%
=29	Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	8.6	79.3%	29	2,229	0	0.0%
32	University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust	Midlands	8.7	75.8%	30	1,228	3	0.2%
=33	Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust	Midlands	8.8	92.3%	18	815	0	0.0%
=33	The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	8.8	78.4%	28	755	0	0.0%
35	Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust	South East	8.9	71.1%	39	1,830	1	0.1%
36	Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust	London	9.1	76.7%	28	3,034	1	0.0%
=37	University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust	South West	9.2	85.4%	23	5,068	0	0.0%
=37	Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	North West	9.2	79.4%	29	7,862	22	0.3%
=37	North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	9.2	73.1%	33	5,481	0	0.0%
=40	University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	London	9.7	80.2%	26	3,932	0	0.0%
=40	Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	9.7	76.9%	29	2,711	3	0.1%
=42	The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust	Midlands	9.8	86.1%	21	1,945	0	0.0%
=42	Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust	South East	9.8	82.0%	25	3,905	3	0.1%
44	Airedale NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	9.9	71.4%	31	826	1	0.1%
=45	Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	10.0	80.9%	22	1,719	0	0.0%
=45	University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust	South East	10.0	73.9%	30	1,456	0	0.0%
=45	St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	London	10.0	70.4%	32	2,751	10	0.4%
=45	Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	10.0	68.7%	39	1,610	7	0.4%
=49	Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust	South West	10.1	75.6%	30	1,519	1	0.1%
=49	University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust	North West	10.1	73.1%	31	2,541	3	0.1%
=51	Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	10.2	79.6%	24	996	0	0.0%
=51	George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust	Midlands	10.2	75.6%	30	1,167	2	0.2%
=51	Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	10.2	73.6%	38	3,110	19	0.6%
=54	Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust	South West	10.3	79.6%	25	2,685	3	0.1%
=54	Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust	Midlands	10.3	75.9%	29	2,689	2	0.1%
=56	Croydon Health Services NHS Trust	London	10.4	78.5%	30	2,257	15	0.7%
=56	Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust	North West	10.4	74.7%	31	7,839	2	0.0%
=58	Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	10.5	74.7%	40	1,255	4	0.3%
=58	Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	South West	10.5	72.2%	27	995	1	0.1%
=58	Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	10.5	70.5%	33	2,773	14	0.5%
=61	North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	10.7	72.0%	26	1,273	1	0.1%
=61	King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	London	10.7	71.9%	36	2,755	17	0.6%
63	Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South East	10.8	73.2%	28	1,798	2	0.1%
=64	West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	10.9	70.7%	37	915	7	0.8%
=64	East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	10.9	67.1%	38	3,802	2	0.1%
=66	North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust	North West	11.0	77.6%	32	3,082	5	0.2%
=66	Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust	London	11.0	66.5%	41	3,491	42	1.2%
=68	Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust	London	11.1	70.6%	34	9,393	24	0.3%
=68	Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	11.1	69.2%	33	1,355	0	0.0%
=68	London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust	London	11.1	69.1%	35	6,832	54	0.8%
71	South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	11.2	70.1%	32	1,805	3	0.2%
=72	Somerset NHS Foundation Trust	South West	11.4	68.9%	36	2,086	12	0.6%
=72	University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	11.4	67.2%	31	6,672	0	0.0%
74	Medway NHS Foundation Trust	South East	11.6	64.3%	33	2,663	0	0.0%
75	The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	11.7	74.9%	29	1,671	0	0.0%
=76	Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	11.8	66.9%	30	3,613	2	0.1%
=76	East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust	East of England	11.8	64.7%	43	2,256	30	1.3%
78	Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust	London	11.9	65.4%	41	6,339	33	0.5%
79	Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust	South East	12.0	65.6%	32	2,202	0	0.0%
=80	Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North West	12.1	67.9%	41	6,886	45	0.7%
=80	Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South East	12.1	67.0%	41	3,681	57	1.5%
=82	Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust	South East	12.2	65.8%	36	3,771	0	0.0%
=82	Stockport NHS Foundation Trust	North West	12.2	65.3%	37	3,140	7	0.2%
84	Barts Health NHS Trust	London	12.3	64.7%	38	8,819	36	0.4%
=85	Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust	South East	12.4	66.7%	44	4,331	140	3.2%
=85	United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	Midlands	12.4	65.1%	43	5,197	100	1.9%
87	Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust	South East	12.6	65.7%	38	4,526	53	1.2%
=88	The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	12.8	63.9%	41	2,255	1	0.0%
=88	Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	North West	12.8	63.5%	45	3,090	54	1.7%
90	Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South East	12.9	60.5%	45	2,951	112	3.8%
=91	East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust	South East	13.0	63.9%	37	5,048	48	1.0%
=91	The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust	Midlands	13.0	63.0%	34	4,082	1	0.0%
93	North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	13.2	65.0%	32	1,505	6	0.4%
94	University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust	Midlands	13.5	60.2%	43	4,698	139	3.0%
95	Wye Valley NHS Trust	Midlands	13.6	59.8%	43	1,584	48	3.0%
96	University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust	Midlands	13.8	62.0%	33	5,662	1	0.0%
=97	York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	14.0	63.3%	36	1,918	7	0.4%
=97	James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	14.0	58.8%	46	1,384	44	3.2%
99	Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust	South East	14.4	62.9%	32	2,806	0	0.0%
100	The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust	East of England	14.6	59.8%	37	3,060	38	1.2%
101	County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	14.7	57.1%	43	3,416	35	1.0%
=102	Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South West	14.8	57.6%	43	3,369	65	1.9%
=102	Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust	South East	14.8	57.2%	45	1,415	55	3.9%
104	Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust	London	15.1	60.0%	37	3,071	0	0.0%
105	Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust	North West	15.2	56.6%	44	14,113	332	2.4%
106	Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North West	15.5	57.2%	45	3,749	106	2.8%
107	Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North West	15.6	53.9%	47	4,528	168	3.7%
108	East Cheshire NHS Trust	North West	16.8	52.3%	46	1,499	53	3.5%
109	University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust	South East	17.0	52.2%	41	5,176	84	1.6%
110	Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	North East and Yorkshire	17.1	52.1%	45	3,208	102	3.2%
111	Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	17.2	51.7%	47	10,047	394	3.9%
112	Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust	Midlands	17.7	50.8%	43	4,192	97	2.3%
113	Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust	Midlands	17.9	50.4%	42	1,815	10	0.6%
114	Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North West	19.7	46.6%	40	1,775	11	0.6%
115	Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North West	20.8	44.1%	47	1,656	66	4.0%
116	Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	24.8	39.5%	58	4,305	565	13.1%

Rank 1 is the shortest median wait; “=” marks a tie. Only NHS trusts with at least 20 gastroenterology pathways waiting and a published median are ranked, the same rule as on each trust’s specialty page. Independent-sector providers that treat NHS patients are not ranked. England: median 11.0 weeks, 69.7% under 18 weeks, 358,127 pathways waiting, 3,640 over 52 weeks.

How do NHS England regions compare for gastroenterology?

Gastroenterology by NHS England region, end of August 2026
Region	Trusts ranked	Shortest median	Region: under 18 weeks	Region: pathways waiting
London	19	Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (4.8 weeks)	72.7%	66,439
South East	18	Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare (5.8 weeks)	67.3%	53,189
South West	10	Royal Cornwall Hospitals (6.1 weeks)	79.1%	27,340
Midlands	19	University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (8.5 weeks)	66.7%	56,908
East of England	13	Cambridge University Hospitals (5.5 weeks)	68.5%	41,686
North West	17	East Lancashire Hospitals (5.9 weeks)	67.6%	69,622
North East and Yorkshire	20	South Tyneside and Sunderland (4.2 weeks)	70.5%	42,943

The last two columns are a Waiting Times UK calculation: we add up NHS England’s figures for every NHS and independent provider in the region with this specialty. Medians cannot be added up, so the region columns show the share under 18 weeks rather than a median.

What do these measures mean?

Median weeks waited: half the pathways on the list had waited this long or less so far, at the end of the month.
Under 18 weeks: the share of the list that had waited less than 18 weeks (the NHS standard is 92%). Pathways with an unknown start date are left out, as NHS England does.
92nd percentile: 92% of pathways had waited this many weeks or less.
Pathways waiting: the size of the list. A pathway is one patient’s wait for one specialty; a person can be on more than one list.
Over 52 weeks: pathways that had waited more than a year.

NHS England publishes these figures for each trust as a whole, not for each hospital. A trust can run several hospitals, so the site you are treated at may have a different wait. A trust is shown for a specialty only if at least 20 pathways were waiting. Specialist trusts, and trusts that take complex referrals from elsewhere, are not like for like with general hospitals.

Can I choose a hospital with a shorter wait?

In England you have a legal right to start consultant-led, non-urgent treatment within 18 weeks of referral, with some exceptions, and you can usually choose where you are referred for a first outpatient appointment. Each hospital has a Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) that can help with questions about your wait. Your waiting time rights explained.

Not medical advice. If your symptoms change or get worse while you wait, contact your GP or the team treating you. If it is not an emergency, NHS 111 online or calling 111 can tell you where to go, including urgent treatment centres, which often have shorter waits. Call 999 or go to A&E for life-threatening emergencies such as chest pain, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding or signs of a stroke.

More comparisons

Rankings for other specialties

How should I cite these figures?

Waiting Times UK, “Gastroenterology waiting times: NHS trusts ranked”, NHS England RTT data for August 2026, https://waitingtimesuk.co.uk/compare/specialty/gastroenterology (accessed [date]). Where possible, cite the official publisher too.

Who wrote this page and where do the figures come from?

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NHS England: Referral to treatment waiting times (August 2026, published 8 October 2026)

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