Stomach and bowel at East Cheshire NHS Trust

Macclesfield District General gastroenterology waiting times: most people treated waited 24 to 46 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 17 weeks and 9 in 10 under 46 weeks. 52% are within 18 weeks.

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24 to 46weeks

Half seen within 24 weeks, 9 in 10 within 46 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 17 weeks, 9 in 10 under 46 weeks. 169 people treated in the month.

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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 East Cheshire NHS 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 20246.958.516.2
October 20247.055.017.1
November 20246.653.715.9
December 202413.559.116.3
January 202511.057.815.9
February 202511.654.016.3
March 20259.354.516.6
April 20258.152.316.1
May 20259.652.917.2
June 202519.3
July 202516.356.415.3
August 202518.354.915.6
September 202518.057.215.8
October 202536.556.816.4
November 202512.053.619.1
December 20256.248.222.4
January 202611.055.721.4
February 20264.554.020.4
March 202618.058.118.3
April 20265.554.419.2
May 202612.961.418.8
June 202616.059.717.9
July 202619.053.316.2
August 202623.546.516.8

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Endocare Diagnostics Ltd

Independent provider, 13.6 miles away

2 to 3weeks

Half seen within 2 weeks, 9 in 10 within 3 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 1 week, 9 in 10 under 4 weeks. 153 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Alexandra Hospital

Independent hospital, 9.8 miles away

5 to 22weeks

Half seen within 5 weeks, 9 in 10 within 22 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 3 weeks, 9 in 10 under 13 weeks. 22 people treated in the month.

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