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NHS waiting times
Data through July 2026. NHS source.
Across NHS hospitals in England, the median wait for Gastroenterology Service — the specialty most endoscopy / gastroscopy cases are routed to — is 8 weeks, with 7 in 10 patients seen within the 18-week NHS Constitution target. Important context: endoscopy waits are published separately in the NHS DM01 diagnostics dataset — the wait below is for the Gastroenterology outpatient appointment, not the scope itself.
The national median NHS wait for Endoscopy / gastroscopy is 8 weeks as of July 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 (the two-week wait), 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.
Top 10 NHS trusts publishing Gastroenterology Service data, ranked by shortest median wait. Want 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.