Diagnostics (DM01) data for August 2026, published 8 October 2026 · Scotland diagnostics data for June 2026, published 25 August 2026 · Wales diagnostics data for August 2026, published 22 October 2026 · Northern Ireland diagnostics data for Quarter ending June 2026, published 3 September 2026 · Page updated 2 November 2026

Endoscopy waiting times

Name: Endoscopy waiting times in England (August 2026)
Creator: NHS England
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

How long people are waiting for an endoscopy in England, by region and NHS trust, from NHS England’s diagnostics (DM01) statistics for August 2026, plus Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Short answer: At the end of August 2026, 197,640 people in England were waiting for an endoscopy and 69.6% had waited under 6 weeks. 26,159 people had waited 13 weeks or more. The NHS standard is that fewer than 1% wait 6 weeks or more. By NHS England region the share under 6 weeks ranged from 62.9% to 76.5%.

Source: NHS England diagnostics (DM01) statistics, published 8 October 2026. These are past figures, not a forecast of how long you will wait.

Endoscopy here combines the four NHS England endoscopy tests: colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, cystoscopy and gastroscopy, where a thin camera is used to look inside the body.

197,640people waiting in England

69.6%waiting under 6 weeks

60,003waiting 6 weeks or more

26,159waiting 13 weeks or more

At the end of August 2026, 197,640 people in England were waiting for an endoscopy. 69.6% had waited under 6 weeks, down 2.5 percentage points since February 2026. The standard is that fewer than 1% wait 6 weeks or more.

How long people had waited

0–1 weeks35,681

1–2 weeks31,171

2–3 weeks23,226

3–4 weeks17,757

4–5 weeks17,657

5–6 weeks12,145

6–7 weeks7,351

7–8 weeks6,019

8–9 weeks6,091

9–10 weeks4,213

10–11 weeks3,480

11–12 weeks3,512

12–13 weeks3,178

13+ weeks26,159

England trend

England: % waiting under 6 weeks for endoscopy

By region

Region	Under 6 weeks	Waiting list	13+ weeks
South West	76.5%	19,224	941
North West	75.4%	29,000	1,963
North East and Yorkshire	73.0%	30,051	3,546
London	69.4%	33,211	4,347
Midlands	66.3%	33,048	5,463
South East	65.6%	27,523	5,282
East of England	62.9%	25,583	4,617

Trusts in England

Trusts with at least 200 people on the endoscopy waiting list, ordered by share waiting under 6 weeks. Includes independent-sector and specialist providers, which can have shorter lists.

#	Provider	Region	Under 6 weeks	Waiting list	13+ weeks	Towns
1	Cora Health Diagnostics (Formerly Healthshare Diagnostics)	South East	100.0%	257	0
2	Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth	South East	100.0%	311	0
3	Eastwood Endoscopy Centre	East of England	100.0%	338	0
4	The Grange Medical Centre Hq	North East and Yorkshire	100.0%	317	0
5	The Living Care Group	North East and Yorkshire	100.0%	1,036	0
6	North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	99.8%	490	1
7	Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust	North East and Yorkshire	99.5%	1,389	1	Wakefield
8	Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	99.0%	1,587	0
9	Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	99.0%	1,052	0	Doncaster
10	Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust	London	98.8%	2,106	2	Westminster
11	Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust	South East	98.6%	573	0	Guildford
12	South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	98.3%	718	0	Warwick, Leamington Spa
13	University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust	Midlands	98.1%	372	1	Coventry, Warwick, Leamington Spa
14	Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust	North West	97.0%	534	0
15	Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	96.9%	1,201	9
16	East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust	South East	96.8%	759	8	Eastbourne, Hastings, Lewes
17	Westcliffe Health Innovations Ltd	North East and Yorkshire	96.5%	649	0
18	University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust	North West	96.3%	564	2
19	Inhealth Limited	South East	96.2%	1,419	1
20	St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	London	96.1%	887	8
21	Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	95.9%	483	6
22	East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust	North West	95.7%	1,682	25	Blackburn, Burnley
23	Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	95.3%	2,172	10
24	Whittington Health NHS Trust	London	94.9%	622	3
25	Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	94.9%	374	6	Harrogate
26	Bolton NHS Foundation Trust	North West	94.8%	983	16	Bolton
27	Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust	South East	94.7%	413	14	Dartford
28	Stockport NHS Foundation Trust	North West	94.7%	739	5	Stockport
29	Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust	Midlands	94.5%	775	0
30	The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	94.3%	948	3	Dudley
31	Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton	South East	94.1%	354	1
32	Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	London	94.0%	1,713	6	Westminster
33	Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust	South East	94.0%	465	11
34	Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green	South West	93.9%	441	0
35	The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	93.4%	577	13	Rotherham
36	Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Devizes	South West	92.6%	243	0
37	Bristol NHS Foundation Trust	South West	92.3%	2,339	10
38	North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	91.5%	645	2
39	Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust	South East	89.0%	1,829	7	Slough, Maidenhead
40	Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	88.9%	675	20	Bradford
41	The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust	Midlands	88.4%	1,619	27	Wolverhampton
42	London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust	London	88.3%	1,576	45
43	Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust	London	88.1%	1,694	127
44	Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	88.0%	855	19	Gateshead
45	Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North West	87.8%	748	18
46	University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust	Midlands	87.1%	1,725	78	Leicester, Loughborough
47	West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	East of England	86.3%	2,545	57
48	Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	86.0%	973	19	Mansfield
49	University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	London	85.9%	990	37	Camden
50	South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	85.8%	1,087	53
51	York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	85.6%	1,288	56	York, Scarborough
52	Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust	South West	84.8%	850	3	Truro, Falmouth, Penzance
53	Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South West	84.1%	1,044	68
54	Community Health and Eyecare Limited	North West	84.1%	1,091	2
55	Medway NHS Foundation Trust	South East	83.4%	937	11
56	Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	83.4%	903	14	Chesterfield
57	The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust	Midlands	83.1%	1,741	53
58	Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North West	83.1%	1,024	24
59	Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North West	83.1%	527	30	Preston
60	Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton Mallet	South West	82.9%	222	0
61	East Cheshire NHS Trust	North West	82.9%	767	8
62	East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust	South East	82.4%	1,528	140	Canterbury, Ashford
63	Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	81.6%	679	1
64	North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust	North West	81.5%	1,096	21
65	Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust	South East	81.1%	966	79	Maidstone
66	Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust	South East	81.1%	688	32	Reading, Maidenhead
67	Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust	Midlands	81.1%	1,681	92
68	Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	North West	81.1%	2,162	45	St Helens
69	Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust	North West	81.0%	3,032	300	Manchester
70	Airedale NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	80.6%	490	12
71	County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	80.3%	928	49
72	Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	79.9%	691	103
73	East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	79.7%	2,415	13
74	Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	London	79.4%	1,203	40	Hackney
75	Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust	South West	77.4%	1,058	44	Torquay
76	Rivers Hospital	East of England	77.4%	292	20
77	Croydon Health Services NHS Trust	London	76.8%	724	29	Croydon
78	University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust	South West	76.5%	2,749	159	Bournemouth, Poole
79	Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	North East and Yorkshire	76.5%	1,030	184	Leeds
80	Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	South West	76.2%	1,974	66	Exeter, Barnstaple, Tiverton
81	The Yorkshire Clinic	North East and Yorkshire	76.0%	283	18
82	The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	London	75.2%	751	27
83	Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust	South East	75.2%	1,677	123	Crawley
84	United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	Midlands	74.5%	1,440	193
85	Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	North West	74.0%	1,502	58	Wirral
86	Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust	South West	73.7%	575	12	Bath
87	University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust	South West	72.9%	1,345	37	Plymouth
88	Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust	London	72.5%	1,780	216
89	Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	North West	72.4%	925	9
90	The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	71.2%	521	18
91	Buckshaw Hospital	North West	70.9%	340	10
92	Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust	London	70.5%	1,513	170	Greenwich
93	Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust	London	70.1%	1,804	125	Epsom
94	Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	69.2%	2,004	207
95	Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	South West	68.8%	986	85	Dorchester, Weymouth
96	Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South West	68.3%	1,810	163
97	University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust	South East	67.8%	1,335	224	Southampton
98	University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust	Midlands	65.7%	1,587	270
99	Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust	South West	65.6%	889	50
100	East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust	East of England	65.5%	1,417	87
101	Somerset NHS Foundation Trust	South West	64.9%	2,328	220	Taunton, Yeovil, Bridgwater
102	University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust	South East	64.4%	3,173	457	Brighton, Worthing, Crawley
103	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	64.2%	1,557	134	Newcastle upon Tyne
104	King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	London	63.7%	3,343	488
105	James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	63.1%	829	73
106	Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust	Midlands	62.8%	2,662	377	Nottingham
107	Blakelands Hospital	East of England	62.7%	276	32
108	South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	62.6%	1,068	132	Sunderland
109	Wye Valley NHS Trust	Midlands	62.1%	831	62
110	Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North West	61.9%	2,780	330	Liverpool
111	Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North West	61.3%	1,460	44
112	Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust	London	58.6%	4,276	844	Camden
113	Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust	North West	58.3%	4,724	776	Salford
114	Beacon Medical Services Group Limited	North West	57.0%	1,198	179
115	Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust	Midlands	56.0%	1,801	436	Birmingham
116	George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust	Midlands	54.0%	756	162	Nuneaton
117	Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	North East and Yorkshire	53.8%	2,638	413
118	Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	52.6%	2,369	348
119	North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	51.1%	2,603	780
120	University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	50.5%	3,887	638	Derby
121	Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	49.5%	291	64
122	Isle of Wight NHS Trust	South East	47.2%	967	253
123	Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South East	46.6%	1,595	605	Woking
124	University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	43.8%	5,657	2,306	Birmingham
125	Woodthorpe Hospital	Midlands	43.8%	226	82
126	Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	42.8%	4,224	1,341	Sheffield
127	Barts Health NHS Trust	London	41.3%	5,542	1,621
128	Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust	London	40.7%	1,775	551
129	West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	40.7%	1,391	354
130	Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South East	40.6%	2,670	905	Oxford, Banbury, Bicester
131	Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust	Midlands	38.5%	1,205	569
132	Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	37.5%	3,211	1,027
133	Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South East	35.8%	2,931	1,329	Winchester, Basingstoke
134	Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	34.5%	5,104	2,471
135	Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust	South East	28.9%	2,021	1,047	Portsmouth

Scotland

Scottish diagnostic figures count people waiting more than 6 weeks (42 days) at the end of the month, from Public Health Scotland. Not NHS England data. Scotland overall: 47.5% of 26,008 waiting over 6 weeks (June 2026).

Board / trust	% over 6 weeks	Waiting list
NHS Fife	2.7%	413
NHS Shetland	11.6%	43
NHS Orkney	12.0%	83
NHS Forth Valley	12.2%	572
NHS Dumfries and Galloway	15.3%	754
NHS Highland	22.2%	820
NHS Western Isles	32.9%	73
NHS Borders	37.3%	461
NHS Lanarkshire	42.1%	3,961
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde	45.6%	6,299
NHS Lothian	53.3%	4,106
NHS Grampian	54.5%	2,344
NHS Ayrshire and Arran	55.8%	2,786
NHS Tayside	66.9%	3,293

Wales

Welsh diagnostic figures use an 8-week measure (people waiting more than 8 weeks), not the 6-week measure used in England and Scotland, so the numbers are not directly comparable. Not NHS England data. Wales overall: 40.5% of 13,146 waiting over 8 weeks (August 2026).

Board / trust	% over 8 weeks	Waiting list
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	3.4%	1,767
Hywel Dda University Health Board	5.4%	814
Powys Teaching Health Board	6.7%	30
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	6.8%	1,577
Swansea Bay University Health Board	49.6%	1,844
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	54.4%	3,501
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	63.5%	3,613

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland diagnostic figures are published quarterly by the Department of Health and count people waiting more than 6 weeks at the end of the quarter. Not NHS England data. Northern Ireland overall: 40.4% of 9,540 waiting over 6 weeks (Quarter ending June 2026).

Board / trust	% over 6 weeks	Waiting list
Northern HSC Trust	25.4%	1,480
Western HSC Trust	27.6%	1,663
Belfast HSC Trust	38.5%	1,575
South Eastern HSC Trust	46.2%	2,867
Southern HSC Trust	55.9%	1,955

Endoscopy waits by town

Aberdeen · Antrim · Ashford · Ballymena · Banbury · Bangor (County Down) · Bangor (Gwynedd) · Barnstaple · Basingstoke · Bath · Belfast · Bicester · Birmingham · Blackburn · Bolton · Bournemouth · Bradford · Bridgwater · Brighton · Burnley · Camden · Canterbury · Cardiff · Chesterfield · Coventry · Crawley · Croydon · Dartford · Derby · Doncaster · Dorchester · Dudley · Dunfermline · East Kilbride · Eastbourne · Edinburgh · Epsom · Exeter · Falmouth · Flint · Gateshead · Glasgow · Greenwich · Guildford · Hackney · Hamilton · Harrogate · Hastings · Inverness · Kirkcaldy · Leamington Spa · Leeds · Leicester · Lewes · Liverpool · Londonderry / Derry · Loughborough · Maidenhead · Maidstone · Manchester · Mansfield · Newcastle upon Tyne · Newport · Newquay · Newry · Nottingham · Nuneaton · Oxford · Penzance · Plymouth · Pontypridd · Poole · Portsmouth · Preston · Reading · Rotherham · Salford · Scarborough · Sheffield · Slough · Southampton · St Helens · Stockport · Sunderland · Swansea · Taunton · Tiverton · Torquay · Truro · Wakefield · Warwick · Westminster · Weymouth · Winchester · Wirral · Woking · Wolverhampton · Worthing · Yeovil · York

Compare endoscopy waits with A&E, cancer and treatment waits for every trust on the compare NHS trusts page. Other tests: MRI scan waiting times · CT scan waiting times · Ultrasound waiting times.

Sources and dates

Official statistics	Reporting period	Published	Link
NHS England: Diagnostics waiting times (DM01)	August 2026	8 October 2026	Official source
Public Health Scotland: Scotland diagnostic waiting times (key tests)	June 2026	25 August 2026	Official source
Welsh Government (StatsWales): Wales emergency department and diagnostic waiting times (diagnostics)	August 2026	22 October 2026	Official source
Department of Health (Northern Ireland): Northern Ireland diagnostic waiting times (quarterly)	Quarter ending June 2026	3 September 2026	Official source

This page was last updated on 2 November 2026. The reporting period is the time the figures describe; the published date is when the official publisher released them. These figures describe people who were already waiting or attending during the reporting period. They are not a forecast or a guarantee of how long someone referred now will wait: that depends on clinical urgency, the hospital and the service. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use different measures and periods, so their figures are shown separately and are not directly comparable with England.

Official statistics are reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See data sources and methods, or report a figure that looks wrong.

Frequently asked questions

How long is the wait for an endoscopy in England?

At the end of August 2026, 69.6% of the 197,640 people waiting had waited under 6 weeks and 26,159 had waited 13 weeks or more.

What is the diagnostic waiting time standard?

The NHS constitution standard is that fewer than 1% of patients should wait 6 weeks or more for a diagnostic test after referral.

Do urgent referrals wait as long?

No. Urgent referrals, including suspected cancer, are prioritised. The figures cover everyone on the list, so routine waits can be longer than the average suggests.

How often are these figures updated?

NHS England publishes A&E, diagnostics (DM01) and referral to treatment (RTT) statistics every month, usually on the second Thursday. A&E figures cover the previous month; diagnostics and RTT figures are a month further behind. This site refreshes when new files are published.