Colonoscopy waiting times in England
Colonoscopy waiting times at every NHS and independent provider in England. A colonoscopy examines the whole large bowel with a camera, for bleeding, bowel cancer screening follow-up and bowel conditions. Suspected cancer cases are prioritised, which lengthens routine waits.
31% of the 76,972 people waiting in England in August 2026 had waited over six weeks. 55,229 tests were done in the month. 163 providers with figures, smallest share over six weeks first.
| The Living Care GroupFree on the NHS Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber | 0% | 401 | 401 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Guildford, South East | 0% | 247 | 444 |
| Eastwood Endoscopy Centre | 0% | 175 | 228 |
| The Grange Medical Centre HqFree on the NHS Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber | 0% | 165 | 128 |
| Cora Health Diagnostics (Formerly Healthshare Diagnostics)Free on the NHS Tonbridge and Malling, South East | 0% | 87 | 103 |
| Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys PortsmouthFree on the NHS Portsmouth, South East | 0% | 62 | 89 |
| Tyneside Surgical Services LtdFree on the NHS Gateshead, North East | 0% | 36 | 16 |
| Kings Oak HospitalFree on the NHS Enfield, London | 0% | 33 | 30 |
| Shirley Oaks HospitalFree on the NHS Croydon, London | 0% | 32 | 53 |
| Endocare Diagnostics LtdFree on the NHS Manchester, North West | 0% | 28 | 23 |
| Epsomedical GroupFree on the NHS Elmbridge, South East | 0% | 24 | 46 |
| Chartwell Private Hospital | 0% | 20 | 20 |
| East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Hastings, South East | 0% | 331 | 19 |
| Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber | 0% | 552 | 478 |
| Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Havering, London | 0% | 741 | 570 |
| St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wandsworth, London | 0% | 243 | 384 |
| Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber | 1% | 180 | 340 |
| North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Hartlepool, North East | 1% | 157 | 264 |
| Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber | 1% | 223 | 309 |
| Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber | 1% | 323 | 687 |
| Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Westminster, London | 1% | 884 | 601 |
| Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Milton Keynes, South East | 1% | 271 | 330 |
| South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Warwick, West Midlands | 1% | 248 | 228 |
| Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Bolton, North West | 1% | 380 | 356 |
| The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Dudley, West Midlands | 1% | 367 | 369 |
| University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Westmorland and Furness, North West | 1% | 146 | 501 |
| Whittington Health NHS Trust Islington, London | 2% | 199 | 252 |
| Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber | 2% | 527 | 697 |
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Blackburn with Darwen, North West | 2% | 750 | 640 |
| Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Tameside, North West | 2% | 263 | 262 |
| University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Coventry, West Midlands | 2% | 172 | 119 |
| Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust Dartford, South East | 2% | 170 | 369 |
| South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Sunderland, North East | 2% | 123 | 375 |
| Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Preston, North West | 3% | 155 | 59 |
| Beaumont HospitalFree on the NHS Bolton, North West | 3% | 36 | 27 |
| Phoenix Health Solutions Limited HqFree on the NHS Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber | 3% | 71 | 116 |
| United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Lincoln, East Midlands | 3% | 376 | 595 |
| University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Camden, London | 3% | 302 | 592 |
| The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber | 4% | 183 | 261 |
| Meriden HospitalFree on the NHS Coventry, West Midlands | 4% | 24 | 28 |
| Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Manchester, North West | 5% | 883 | 1,053 |
| The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Harlow, East of England | 5% | 108 | 458 |
| Inhealth LimitedFree on the NHS Buckinghamshire, South East | 5% | 724 | 829 |
| Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Buckinghamshire, South East | 5% | 174 | 13 |
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge, East of England | 5% | 1,011 | 842 |
| Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Ashfield, East Midlands | 5% | 274 | 406 |
| Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North Tyneside, North East | 6% | 271 | 403 |
| Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Stockport, North West | 6% | 386 | 372 |
| Westcliffe Health Innovations Ltd | 6% | 236 | 416 |
| Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Kensington and Chelsea, London | 6% | 677 | 297 |
| West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Watford, East of England | 6% | 1,115 | 563 |
| North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Cumberland, North West | 7% | 273 | 562 |
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber | 7% | 196 | 441 |
| Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Gateshead, North East | 7% | 271 | 274 |
| South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Middlesbrough, North East | 7% | 388 | 518 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital - PlymouthFree on the NHS Plymouth, South West | 7% | 27 | 88 |
| Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, City of, South West | 8% | 938 | 1,008 |
| London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Brent, London | 8% | 514 | 378 |
| London Independent HospitalFree on the NHS Tower Hamlets, London | 8% | 25 | 19 |
| University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester, East Midlands | 9% | 550 | 934 |
| East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Canterbury, South East | 9% | 506 | 274 |
| Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wigan, North West | 10% | 295 | 107 |
| Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Worcester, West Midlands | 10% | 597 | 656 |
| Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Walsall, West Midlands | 10% | 319 | 267 |
| Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - DevizesFree on the NHS Wiltshire, South West | 11% | 66 | 41 |
| The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Kensington and Chelsea, London | 12% | 49 | 51 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons GreenFree on the NHS South Gloucestershire, South West | 12% | 114 | 170 |
| York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust York, Yorkshire and The Humber | 12% | 506 | 556 |
| County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Darlington, North East | 14% | 307 | 489 |
| Community Health and Eyecare LimitedFree on the NHS Preston, North West | 14% | 389 | 229 |
| Medway NHS Foundation Trust Medway, South East | 14% | 353 | 368 |
| Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Lambeth, London | 14% | 566 | 474 |
| Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Swindon, South West | 15% | 520 | 494 |
| Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Maidstone, South East | 15% | 330 | 517 |
| Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Surrey Heath, South East | 15% | 677 | 666 |
| Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North Northamptonshire, East Midlands | 15% | 180 | 256 |
| Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Blackpool, North West | 15% | 456 | 409 |
| East Cheshire NHS Trust Cheshire East, North West | 16% | 244 | 229 |
| The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Wolverhampton, West Midlands | 16% | 675 | 513 |
| Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Knowsley, North West | 17% | 757 | 650 |
| The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Shropshire, West Midlands | 17% | 636 | 568 |
| University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust | 17% | 415 | 332 |
| University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Southampton, South East | 17% | 372 | 278 |
| Woodlands HospitalFree on the NHS Darlington, North East | 18% | 40 | 12 |
| Rivers HospitalFree on the NHS East Hertfordshire, East of England | 18% | 119 | 70 |
| Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber | 18% | 334 | 313 |
| Torbay And South Devon NHS Foundation Trust | 19% | 346 | 297 |
| Buckshaw HospitalFree on the NHS South Ribble, North West | 19% | 67 | 37 |
| Cobalt HospitalFree on the NHS North Tyneside, North East | 20% | 46 | 22 |
| Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust Camden, London | 20% | 55 | 29 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital - SouthamptonFree on the NHS Southampton, South East | 20% | 25 | 49 |
| North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust Warrington, North West | 20% | 378 | 203 |
| East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Colchester, East of England | 20% | 846 | 944 |
| Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Reigate and Banstead, South East | 21% | 514 | 394 |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East of England | 21% | 229 | 259 |
| Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Reading, South East | 21% | 258 | 498 |
| The Yorkshire ClinicFree on the NHS Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber | 22% | 101 | 48 |
| Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Lewisham, London | 22% | 583 | 411 |
| Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chesterfield, East Midlands | 22% | 348 | 330 |
| Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Cornwall, South West | 23% | 482 | 477 |
| Tees Valley HospitalFree on the NHS Middlesbrough, North East | 23% | 47 | 26 |
| MedeferFree on the NHS Westminster, London | 24% | 38 | 10 |
| Springfield HospitalFree on the NHS Chelmsford, East of England | 24% | 42 | 14 |
| Boston West HospitalFree on the NHS Boston, East Midlands | 24% | 21 | 21 |
| Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South Norfolk, East of England | 24% | 696 | 293 |
| Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Exeter, South West | 25% | 800 | 525 |
| Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber | 25% | 219 | 148 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton MalletFree on the NHS Somerset, South West | 25% | 48 | 32 |
| The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Hillingdon, London | 27% | 350 | 345 |
| Euxton Hall HospitalFree on the NHS Chorley, North West | 28% | 29 | 13 |
| Glendon Wood HospitalFree on the NHS North Northamptonshire, East Midlands | 30% | 20 | 26 |
| Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Bath and North East Somerset, South West | 30% | 262 | 432 |
| Croydon Health Services NHS Trust Croydon, London | 30% | 210 | 343 |
| University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West | 31% | 1,244 | 802 |
| Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - GillinghamFree on the NHS Medway, South East | 31% | 29 | 75 |
| Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Hackney, London | 31% | 456 | 255 |
| Fitzwilliam HospitalFree on the NHS Peterborough, East of England | 31% | 32 | 27 |
| Three Shires HospitalFree on the NHS West Northamptonshire, East Midlands | 33% | 21 | 12 |
| Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Cheshire West and Chester, North West | 34% | 329 | 324 |
| Renacres HospitalFree on the NHS West Lancashire, North West | 34% | 38 | 21 |
| Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Dorset, South West | 36% | 445 | 334 |
| James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Great Yarmouth, East of England | 36% | 376 | 256 |
| Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool, North West | 36% | 1,160 | 1,011 |
| Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Wirral, North West | 36% | 592 | 115 |
| Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Sutton, London | 36% | 754 | 356 |
| Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham, East Midlands | 37% | 857 | 693 |
| Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cheltenham, South West | 38% | 627 | 708 |
| East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Stevenage, East of England | 38% | 552 | 329 |
| The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Newcastle upon Tyne, North East | 38% | 559 | 157 |
| King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Lambeth, London | 38% | 1,815 | 813 |
| Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Somerset, South West | 38% | 873 | 267 |
| Blakelands HospitalFree on the NHS Milton Keynes, South East | 38% | 60 | 33 |
| Wye Valley NHS Trust Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands | 39% | 366 | 222 |
| Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cheshire East, North West | 40% | 534 | 458 |
| Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber | 42% | 1,025 | 397 |
| University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Worthing, South East | 42% | 1,414 | 813 |
| Woodthorpe HospitalFree on the NHS Gedling, East Midlands | 44% | 80 | 15 |
| University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Derby, East Midlands | 44% | 1,274 | 356 |
| George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Nuneaton and Bedworth, West Midlands | 44% | 257 | 246 |
| Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Camden, London | 46% | 2,375 | 1,199 |
| Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Salford, North West | 47% | 2,168 | 5 |
| Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Sandwell, West Midlands | 47% | 730 | 195 |
| Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Wiltshire, South West | 47% | 441 | 131 |
| Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Kingston upon Thames, London | 47% | 687 | 407 |
| Beacon Medical Services Group LimitedFree on the NHS Manchester, North West | 48% | 777 | 182 |
| Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Luton, East of England | 48% | 984 | 715 |
| University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands | 49% | 585 | 551 |
| Woodland HospitalFree on the NHS North Northamptonshire, East Midlands | 50% | 22 | 6 |
| Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, West Midlands | 52% | 285 | 115 |
| North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Peterborough, East of England | 52% | 1,207 | 3 |
| Isle of Wight NHS Trust Isle of Wight, South East | 52% | 374 | 203 |
| Barts Health NHS Trust Tower Hamlets, London | 54% | 2,260 | 125 |
| Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Runnymede, South East | 55% | 510 | 432 |
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, West Midlands | 56% | 2,303 | 1,306 |
| Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Oxford, South East | 59% | 864 | 430 |
| Ashtead HospitalFree on the NHS Mole Valley, South East | 59% | 32 | 7 |
| Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust | 60% | 556 | 185 |
| Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Basingstoke and Deane, South East | 60% | 975 | 670 |
| Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 60% | 1,868 | 358 |
| West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust West Suffolk, East of England | 64% | 411 | 43 |
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Southend-on-Sea, East of England | 66% | 2,358 | 945 |
| Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust North East Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber | 69% | 1,364 | 511 |
| Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Portsmouth, South East | 78% | 1,006 | 373 |
Providers with fewer than 20 people waiting are not listed.
NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.
Questions people ask
How long is the wait for an NHS colonoscopy?
It depends where you are referred. In August 2026, 31% of the 76,972 people waiting for a colonoscopy in England had waited over six weeks. THE LIVING CARE GROUP had the smallest share over six weeks among providers with 20 or more people waiting. The six-week figure is what NHS England publishes; it does not publish an average wait for tests.
Can I have my colonoscopy somewhere quicker?
Often, yes. You can ask the person referring you to send the request to a different hospital, or to an independent provider that does the test for the NHS. The table above shows who has the shortest waits. For urgent cases, including suspected cancer, the test is prioritised and these routine figures do not apply.
What does "over six weeks" mean?
NHS England's standard is that fewer than 1 in 100 people should wait more than six weeks from the request to the test. The share over six weeks is the simplest measure of how far a hospital is from that standard. 20 of the 163 providers listed meet it this month.
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