Stomach and bowel at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Darlington Memorial and University of Durham gastroenterology waiting times: most people treated waited 6 to 47 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 15 weeks and 9 in 10 under 43 weeks. 57% 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 County Durham and Darlington 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 20248.844.612.6
October 20245.529.212.6
November 20244.032.411.4
December 20246.529.811.5
January 20254.827.412.0
February 20253.528.012.7
March 20258.639.910.8
April 20257.333.212.0
May 20254.831.713.2
June 20256.730.014.1
July 20254.136.813.0
August 20259.134.411.4
September 20254.837.211.9
October 20254.636.914.1
November 20255.733.812.7
December 20253.240.314.0
January 20263.633.914.7
February 20264.846.015.8
March 20266.146.414.3
April 20267.045.513.5
May 202612.344.713.5
June 20269.843.613.8
July 20264.147.813.9
August 20266.047.014.7

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
3 to 12weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 12 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 16 weeks. 540 people treated in the month.

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Tees Valley Hospital

Independent hospital, 12.6 miles away

4 to 9weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 9 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 28 weeks. 92 people treated in the month.

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

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