How long is the NHS wait for Gastroscopy?

There is no single national wait — it depends on which hospital you are sent to. Gastroscopy waits vary between hospitals, sometimes several-fold, so the useful thing is to compare your own area. The table above ranks the NHS trusts and independent providers reporting Gastroscopy to NHS England, shortest median wait first, from NHS England's DM01 diagnostic figures.

Can I choose which hospital does my Gastroscopy?

For a planned, non-urgent test, you can ask. If your GP refers you to a consultant-led service, you have a legal right, with exceptions, to choose the provider, including one with a shorter wait — the NHS Right to Choose. For a test your GP orders directly, ask your GP whether you can have it at a different hospital. Most people are never told this and go to their nearest by default. It does not apply to urgent or emergency tests.

What does "seen within 6 weeks" mean for Gastroscopy?

Six weeks is the NHS operational standard for diagnostic tests — patients should wait no longer than that. The "within 6 weeks" figure for each hospital is the share of its patients who met that standard; the median is the typical wait. Both come from NHS England's monthly DM01 statistics.

Diagnostics

NHS Gastroscopy waiting times

Also called: endoscopy, OGD, upper GI endoscopy, stomach camera.

A gastroscopy (also called an OGD or upper GI endoscopy) is a test where a thin flexible camera is passed through the mouth to look at the gullet, stomach and the first part of the small bowel. It is used to investigate persistent indigestion or reflux, difficulty swallowing, upper abdominal pain, and anaemia. There is no single national wait: it depends heavily on which hospital you are sent to, and the spread between hospitals is large. Below, the NHS trusts and independent providers reporting Gastroscopy to NHS England are ranked by median wait, shortest first.

Compiled by Dr Mustafa Ghafouri (MBChB, MSc) · NHS England DM01 data, August 2026

Typical hospital wait

2 weeks

median across 183 NHS trusts and independent providers

Fastest hospital

under 1 week

shortest published median

Hospitals compared

183

122 NHS trusts and 61 independent providers reporting Gastroscopy

If this is urgent: A gastroscopy requested urgently to investigate possible cancer follows the two-week-wait pathway, which is faster than the routine list shown here.

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Gastroscopy waits by hospital, shortest first

Median wait and the percentage of patients seen within 6 weeks — the NHS operational standard for diagnostics. Hospitals with very few patients waiting are excluded so a median is meaningful.

#	Hospital or provider	Median wait	Within 6 weeks
1	Cora Health Diagnostics (Formerly Healthshare Diagnostics)West Malling	under 1 week	100%
2	Sulis Hospital Bath (Foxcote Avenue)Bath	under 1 week	100%
3	The Living Care GroupLeeds	under 1 week	100%
4	Endocare Diagnostics LtdManchester	under 1 week	100%
5	Blackheath HospitalLondon	under 1 week	100%
6	South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation TrustSunderland	under 1 week	97%
7	Fairfield Independent HospitalSt. Helens	about 1 week	100%
8	Royal Surrey NHS Foundation TrustGuildford	about 1 week	100%
9	Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton	about 1 week	100%
10	Kings Oak HospitalEnfield	about 1 week	100%
11	Chelsfield Park HospitalOrpington	about 1 week	100%
12	Dartford and Gravesham NHS TrustDartford	about 1 week	100%
13	Saxon ClinicMilton Keynes	about 1 week	100%
14	Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys PortsmouthPortsmouth	about 1 week	100%
15	London Independent HospitalLondon	about 1 week	100%
16	South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation TrustWarwick	about 1 week	99%
17	East Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustSt. Leonards-on-Sea	about 1 week	99%
18	Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustMilton Keynes	about 1 week	99%
19	Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon	about 1 week	99%
20	University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation TrustKendal	about 1 week	99%
21	University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS TrustCoventry	about 1 week	99%
22	Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDoncaster	about 1 week	99%
23	Practice Plus Group Hospital - IlfordIlford	about 1 week	99%
24	Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation TrustBarnsley	about 1 week	98%
25	InHealth LimitedBeaconsfield	about 1 week	98%
26	Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustNorth Shields	about 1 week	97%
27	Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustPreston	about 1 week	97%
28	The Rotherham NHS Foundation TrustRotherham	about 1 week	97%
29	Stockport NHS Foundation TrustStockport	about 1 week	96%
30	University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon	about 1 week	96%
31	The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustHarlow	about 1 week	95%
32	Winfield HospitalGloucester	about 1 week	95%
33	Practice Plus Group Hospital - SouthamptonSouthampton	about 1 week	95%
34	Woodlands HospitalDarlington	about 1 week	94%
35	Three Shires HospitalNorthampton	about 1 week	94%
36	Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon	about 1 week	94%
37	Phoenix Health Solutions Limited HQPontefract	about 1 week	93%
38	Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustWorcester	about 1 week	93%
39	North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustCarlisle	about 1 week	92%
40	Practice Plus Group Hospital - PlymouthPlymouth	about 1 week	92%
41	The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS TrustShrewsbury	about 1 week	90%
42	Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation TrustChesterfield	about 1 week	89%
43	South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustMiddlesbrough	about 1 week	88%
44	London North West University Healthcare NHS TrustHarrow	about 1 week	87%
45	Glendon Wood HospitalKettering	about 1 week	86%
46	Boston West HospitalBoston	about 1 week	82%
47	Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBradford	about 1 week	80%
48	Epsomedical GroupCobham	2 weeks	100%
49	Meriden HospitalCoventry	2 weeks	100%
50	The Grange Medical Centre HQPontefract	2 weeks	100%
51	Clementine Churchill HospitalHarrow	2 weeks	100%
52	North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation TrustHartlepool	2 weeks	100%
53	Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS TrustRomford	2 weeks	100%
54	Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS TrustWakefield	2 weeks	100%
55	Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation TrustHuddersfield	2 weeks	99%
56	Walsall Healthcare NHS TrustWalsall	2 weeks	99%
57	The Dudley Group NHS Foundation TrustDudley	2 weeks	98%
58	East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustBlackburn	2 weeks	98%
59	United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLincoln	2 weeks	97%
60	Gateshead Health NHS Foundation TrustGateshead	2 weeks	97%
61	Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS TrustAmersham	2 weeks	97%
62	Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCambridge	2 weeks	97%
63	Shirley Oaks HospitalCroydon	2 weeks	97%
64	Beaumont HospitalBolton	2 weeks	97%
65	Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons GreenBristol	2 weeks	97%
66	Bolton NHS Foundation TrustBolton	2 weeks	96%
67	St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon	2 weeks	96%
68	Tyneside Surgical Services LtdGateshead	2 weeks	96%
69	The Royal Wolverhampton NHS TrustWolverhampton	2 weeks	94%
70	Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS TrustTruro	2 weeks	94%
71	Whittington Health NHS TrustLondon	2 weeks	94%
72	Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - DevizesDevizes	2 weeks	94%
73	Harrogate and District NHS Foundation TrustHarrogate	2 weeks	93%
74	Frimley Health NHS Foundation TrustCamberley	2 weeks	92%
75	Bristol NHS Foundation TrustBristol	2 weeks	91%
76	Hendon HospitalLondon	2 weeks	91%
77	Oaklands HospitalSalford	2 weeks	91%
78	Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - GillinghamGillingham	2 weeks	90%
79	Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation TrustLondon	2 weeks	90%
80	The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation TrustLondon	2 weeks	90%
81	University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation TrustPoole	2 weeks	89%
82	York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustYork	2 weeks	87%
83	Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustExeter	2 weeks	87%
84	West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustWatford	2 weeks	87%
85	Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton MalletShepton Mallet	2 weeks	86%
86	University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustLeicester	2 weeks	86%
87	Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSutton-in-Ashfield	2 weeks	84%
88	Community Health and Eyecare LimitedPreston	2 weeks	83%
89	Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWigan	2 weeks	81%
90	Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBlackpool	2 weeks	81%
91	Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon	2 weeks	80%
92	East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation TrustColchester	2 weeks	80%
93	Lewisham and Greenwich NHS TrustLondon	2 weeks	80%
94	Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation TrustKettering	2 weeks	80%
95	Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation TrustTorquay	2 weeks	79%
96	University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustWorthing	2 weeks	79%
97	The Yorkshire ClinicBingley	2 weeks	78%
98	Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCheltenham	2 weeks	77%
99	University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS TrustStoke-on-Trent	2 weeks	77%
100	Tees Valley HospitalMiddlesbrough	2 weeks	76%
101	Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation TrustDorchester	2 weeks	74%
102	The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustUxbridge	2 weeks	72%
103	Fitzwilliam HospitalPeterborough	2 weeks	70%
104	Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustAshton-under-Lyne	3 weeks	95%
105	Pinehill HospitalHitchin	3 weeks	90%
106	Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSwindon	3 weeks	88%
107	Spire Cheshire HospitalWarrington	3 weeks	85%
108	Droitwich Spa HospitalDroitwich	3 weeks	85%
109	East Cheshire NHS TrustMacclesfield	3 weeks	84%
110	Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustPrescot	3 weeks	83%
111	Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustLondon	3 weeks	82%
112	Medway NHS Foundation TrustGillingham	3 weeks	81%
113	MedeferLondon	3 weeks	81%
114	Salisbury NHS Foundation TrustSalisbury	3 weeks	81%
115	Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation TrustReading	3 weeks	81%
116	North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation TrustWarrington	3 weeks	80%
117	Rivers HospitalSawbridgeworth	3 weeks	80%
118	Croydon Health Services NHS TrustThornton Heath	3 weeks	80%
119	Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustRedhill	3 weeks	80%
120	Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustWirral	3 weeks	79%
121	University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton	3 weeks	78%
122	Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS TrustMaidstone	3 weeks	78%
123	County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation TrustDarlington	3 weeks	77%
124	Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNorwich	3 weeks	76%
125	Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation TrustBath	3 weeks	76%
126	Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS TrustCarshalton	3 weeks	74%
127	Beacon Medical Services Group LimitedManchester	3 weeks	69%
128	Stourside HospitalStourbridge	3 weeks	69%
129	Buckshaw HospitalChorley	3 weeks	69%
130	Blakelands HospitalMilton Keynes	3 weeks	69%
131	King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon	3 weeks	68%
132	East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation TrustCanterbury	3 weeks	67%
133	Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustManchester	3 weeks	66%
134	University Hospitals Plymouth NHS TrustPlymouth	3 weeks	66%
135	Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustLondon	3 weeks	65%
136	Renacres HospitalOrmskirk	3 weeks	65%
137	James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustGreat Yarmouth	3 weeks	64%
138	Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLeeds	3 weeks	64%
139	Rowley Hall HospitalStafford	3 weeks	56%
140	New Hall HospitalSalisbury	3 weeks	50%
141	Fulwood Hall HospitalPreston	4 weeks	84%
142	Airedale NHS Foundation TrustKeighley	4 weeks	84%
143	Nuffield Health, Warwickshire HospitalLeamington Spa	4 weeks	81%
144	Euxton Hall HospitalChorley	4 weeks	79%
145	Cobalt HospitalNewcastle upon Tyne	4 weeks	78%
146	Springfield HospitalChelmsford	4 weeks	69%
147	Spire Liverpool HospitalLiverpool	4 weeks	68%
148	Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustChester	4 weeks	68%
149	The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation TrustKing's Lynn	4 weeks	66%
150	Somerset NHS Foundation TrustTaunton	4 weeks	65%
151	Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCrewe	4 weeks	65%
152	Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS TrustSmethwick	4 weeks	64%
153	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNewcastle upon Tyne	4 weeks	63%
154	East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS TrustStevenage	4 weeks	62%
155	Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation TrustSalford	4 weeks	61%
156	Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation TrustSheffield	4 weeks	60%
157	Wye Valley NHS TrustHereford	4 weeks	59%
158	Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustNottingham	4 weeks	59%
159	Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool	4 weeks	58%
160	The Berkshire Independent HospitalReading	5 weeks	64%
161	Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLuton	5 weeks	54%
162	Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust	5 weeks	53%
163	George Eliot Hospital NHS TrustNuneaton	5 weeks	50%
164	Mount Stuart HospitalTorquay	5 weeks	50%
165	Beacon Park HospitalStafford	5 weeks	50%
166	North West Anglia NHS Foundation TrustPeterborough	6 weeks	49%
167	University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation TrustDerby	6 weeks	48%
168	Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustHull	6 weeks	45%
169	Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSheffield	7 weeks	44%
170	Isle of Wight NHS TrustNewport	7 weeks	41%
171	West Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustBury St. Edmunds	7 weeks	40%
172	Ashtead HospitalAshtead	7 weeks	35%
173	Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation TrustGrimsby	8 weeks	37%
174	Barts Health NHS TrustLondon	8 weeks	35%
175	Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustChertsey	9 weeks	42%
176	Woodthorpe HospitalNottingham	9 weeks	34%
177	University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham	10 weeks	43%
178	Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation TrustKingston upon Thames	11 weeks	31%
179	Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustOxford	11 weeks	30%
180	Northampton General Hospital NHS TrustNorthampton	12 weeks	36%
181	Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation TrustWestcliff-on-Sea	12 weeks	35%
182	Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustPortsmouth	12 weeks	30%
183	Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBasingstoke	13 weeks	28%

Can I choose where I have my Gastroscopy?

For a planned, non-urgent diagnostic test you can ask. If your GP refers you to a consultant-led service, you have a legal right, with exceptions, to choose the provider — including one with a shorter wait. For a test your GP orders directly, ask your GP whether you can have it at a different hospital. Most people are never told this and go to their nearest by default. If the test leads to a referral, you can also compare NHS waiting times for treatment at hospital trusts in England.

How the NHS Right to Choose works

Where these numbers come from

Waits are from NHS England's monthly Diagnostic Waiting Times and Activity (DM01) statistics, for August 2026. Each figure is the provider's median wait for that test; “within 6 weeks” is the NHS operational standard. Nothing here is medical advice — the site surfaces the published data so you and your GP can use it.

NHS England DM01 source data

Frequently asked questions

How long is the NHS wait for Gastroscopy?: There is no single national wait — it depends on which hospital you are sent to. Gastroscopy waits vary between hospitals, sometimes several-fold, so the useful thing is to compare your own area. The table above ranks the NHS trusts and independent providers reporting Gastroscopy to NHS England, shortest median wait first, from NHS England's DM01 diagnostic figures.
Can I choose which hospital does my Gastroscopy?: For a planned, non-urgent test, you can ask. If your GP refers you to a consultant-led service, you have a legal right, with exceptions, to choose the provider, including one with a shorter wait — the NHS Right to Choose. For a test your GP orders directly, ask your GP whether you can have it at a different hospital. Most people are never told this and go to their nearest by default. It does not apply to urgent or emergency tests.
What does "seen within 6 weeks" mean for Gastroscopy?: Six weeks is the NHS operational standard for diagnostic tests — patients should wait no longer than that. The "within 6 weeks" figure for each hospital is the share of its patients who met that standard; the median is the typical wait. Both come from NHS England's monthly DM01 statistics.
Is the Gastroscopy wait different if it is urgent or to check for cancer?: A gastroscopy requested urgently to investigate possible cancer follows the two-week-wait pathway, which is faster than the routine list shown here.

Compare other NHS scans and tests

All NHS diagnostic waiting times

See also our guide to NHS gastroenterology waiting times.