Stomach and bowel at Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Countess of Chester gastroenterology waiting times: most people treated waited 15 to 28 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 8 weeks and 9 in 10 under 20 weeks. 90% are within 18 weeks.

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Based on the waiting-now figures for August 2026. Not a prediction of your own wait: urgency decides who is seen first.

How the wait has changed

Gastroenterology at Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 24 months to August 2026
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Shaded band: half to 9 in 10 of people treated that month. Line: the median wait of people still waiting. Weeks on the left.

The numbers behind the chart
MonthTreated, half withinTreated, 9 in 10 withinWaiting now, half within
September 20244.737.514.0
October 20247.853.914.6
November 20247.044.917.2
December 20243.352.917.1
January 20255.960.015.8
February 20252.956.417.3
March 20254.856.815.7
April 20259.061.115.9
May 202510.562.515.7
June 202511.461.613.5
July 202510.261.213.3
August 20258.062.014.2
September 202512.863.513.0
October 202518.361.312.6
November 202535.554.810.4
December 202512.650.911.1
January 202612.841.810.6
February 202617.039.510.1
March 202619.638.37.4
April 202614.336.67.3
May 202611.330.28.7
June 202614.827.17.7
July 202614.927.87.8
August 202615.028.18.5

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
3 to 42weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 42 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 40 weeks. 1,067 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Fairfield Independent Hospital

Independent hospital, 20 miles away

11 to 23weeks

Half seen within 11 weeks, 9 in 10 within 23 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 27 weeks. 40 people treated in the month.

NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.

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