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NHS waiting times
Data through August 2026. NHS source.
Across NHS hospitals in England, the median wait so far for Gastroenterology Service — the specialty most colonoscopy cases are routed to — is 9 weeks, counted from referral, and 7 in 10 patients on the Gastroenterology Service list have waited less than 18 weeks, the maximum wait set out in the Handbook to the NHS Constitution for non-urgent consultant-led treatment (the 18-week standard is at least 92%). Important context: colonoscopy waits are published separately in NHS England's DM01 diagnostics statistics. The wait shown covers the whole Gastroenterology list and is the time people on it have waited so far, not the wait for the scope itself.
The national median NHS wait for Colonoscopy is 9 weeks as of August 2026, across 206 NHS trusts and independent providers reporting to the NHS, and 9 in 10 current patients are within 34 weeks. But the wait varies significantly between trusts — see the full ranking to find the shortest wait near you.
The median shows time waited so far by the current list — a new routine referral will often wait longer. Why these differ →
If your GP suspects cancer, this is different. This kind of test or treatment is also used to investigate cancer. If you have been referred on the urgent suspected-cancer pathway (an urgent referral for suspected cancer), that is separate from the routine waiting list below — you should be seen quickly wherever you are referred, and it is not something to shop around on. If you have symptoms that worry you, speak to your GP.
Up to 10 acute and specialist NHS trusts with 50 or more people on the Gastroenterology Service waiting list, ranked by shortest median wait. Community and mental-health trusts, smaller lists and independent providers are on the full ranking: See all trusts on the Gastroenterology Service national page →
Hospitals ranked by shortest wait within travelling distance of each city.
The ranking above is national. To rank hospitals by distance from your postcode, search with your postcode below.