Gastroscopy waiting times in England
Gastroscopy waiting times at every NHS and independent provider in England. A gastroscopy examines the gullet, stomach and the start of the small bowel, for reflux, swallowing problems and suspected ulcers or cancer.
30% of the 73,601 people waiting in England in August 2026 had waited over six weeks. 62,618 tests were done in the month. 170 providers with figures, smallest share over six weeks first.
| The Living Care GroupFree on the NHS Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber | 0% | 557 | 557 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Hartlepool, North East | 0% | 248 | 187 |
| Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys PortsmouthFree on the NHS Portsmouth, South East | 0% | 201 | 265 |
| Cora Health Diagnostics (Formerly Healthshare Diagnostics)Free on the NHS Tonbridge and Malling, South East | 0% | 167 | 197 |
| Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Guildford, South East | 0% | 162 | 323 |
| Eastwood Endoscopy Centre | 0% | 131 | 302 |
| The Grange Medical Centre HqFree on the NHS Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber | 0% | 120 | 114 |
| Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust Dartford, South East | 0% | 112 | 327 |
| Berkshire West Community Endoscopy Service | 0% | 74 | 120 |
| London Independent HospitalFree on the NHS Tower Hamlets, London | 0% | 68 | 59 |
| Epsomedical GroupFree on the NHS Elmbridge, South East | 0% | 55 | 47 |
| Endocare Diagnostics LtdFree on the NHS Manchester, North West | 0% | 43 | 113 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust New Forest, South East | 0% | 37 | 95 |
| Sulis Hospital Bath (Foxcote Avenue)Free on the NHS Bath and North East Somerset, South West | 0% | 33 | 0 |
| Kings Oak HospitalFree on the NHS Enfield, London | 0% | 27 | 56 |
| Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Havering, London | 0% | 544 | 384 |
| Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber | 0% | 477 | 462 |
| South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Warwick, West Midlands | 1% | 164 | 186 |
| East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Hastings, South East | 1% | 280 | 31 |
| Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber | 1% | 647 | 697 |
| Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Milton Keynes, South East | 1% | 178 | 301 |
| Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Westminster, London | 1% | 861 | 547 |
| Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Walsall, West Midlands | 1% | 339 | 335 |
| University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Westmorland and Furness, North West | 1% | 227 | 604 |
| Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber | 1% | 364 | 706 |
| University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Coventry, West Midlands | 1% | 138 | 202 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital - IlfordFree on the NHS Redbridge, London | 1% | 67 | 130 |
| Inhealth LimitedFree on the NHS Buckinghamshire, South East | 2% | 619 | 879 |
| The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Dudley, West Midlands | 2% | 329 | 396 |
| Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber | 2% | 187 | 262 |
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Blackburn with Darwen, North West | 2% | 680 | 852 |
| Westcliffe Health Innovations Ltd | 3% | 274 | 372 |
| Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North Tyneside, North East | 3% | 410 | 643 |
| United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Lincoln, East Midlands | 3% | 327 | 584 |
| Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Gateshead, North East | 3% | 239 | 318 |
| Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Buckinghamshire, South East | 3% | 205 | 14 |
| Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Preston, North West | 3% | 135 | 34 |
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge, East of England | 3% | 879 | 756 |
| South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Sunderland, North East | 3% | 126 | 472 |
| Shirley Oaks HospitalFree on the NHS Croydon, London | 3% | 30 | 12 |
| The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber | 3% | 175 | 326 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons GreenFree on the NHS South Gloucestershire, South West | 4% | 313 | 252 |
| Beaumont HospitalFree on the NHS Bolton, North West | 4% | 57 | 40 |
| Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Bolton, North West | 4% | 329 | 320 |
| St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wandsworth, London | 4% | 451 | 491 |
| Tyneside Surgical Services LtdFree on the NHS Gateshead, North East | 4% | 50 | 19 |
| Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Stockport, North West | 4% | 268 | 435 |
| University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Camden, London | 4% | 291 | 667 |
| Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Tameside, North West | 5% | 171 | 355 |
| The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Harlow, East of England | 5% | 41 | 283 |
| Winfield HospitalFree on the NHS Gloucester, South West | 5% | 57 | 105 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital - SouthamptonFree on the NHS Southampton, South East | 5% | 261 | 130 |
| The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Wolverhampton, West Midlands | 6% | 612 | 462 |
| Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Cornwall, South West | 6% | 167 | 388 |
| Whittington Health NHS Trust Islington, London | 6% | 347 | 263 |
| Three Shires HospitalFree on the NHS West Northamptonshire, East Midlands | 6% | 33 | 0 |
| Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Kensington and Chelsea, London | 6% | 570 | 465 |
| Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - DevizesFree on the NHS Wiltshire, South West | 6% | 156 | 83 |
| Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber | 7% | 135 | 224 |
| Phoenix Health Solutions Limited HqFree on the NHS Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber | 7% | 42 | 84 |
| Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Worcester, West Midlands | 7% | 391 | 688 |
| North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Cumberland, North West | 8% | 202 | 491 |
| Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Surrey Heath, South East | 8% | 662 | 802 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital - PlymouthFree on the NHS Plymouth, South West | 8% | 73 | 0 |
| Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, City of, South West | 9% | 884 | 834 |
| Oaklands HospitalFree on the NHS Salford, North West | 10% | 21 | 26 |
| Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - GillinghamFree on the NHS Medway, South East | 10% | 112 | 162 |
| Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust Camden, London | 10% | 71 | 69 |
| The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Shropshire, West Midlands | 10% | 380 | 697 |
| Pinehill HospitalFree on the NHS North Hertfordshire, East of England | 10% | 29 | 19 |
| The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Kensington and Chelsea, London | 10% | 48 | 64 |
| University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West | 11% | 904 | 810 |
| Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chesterfield, East Midlands | 11% | 278 | 260 |
| Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Swindon, South West | 12% | 329 | 415 |
| South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Middlesbrough, North East | 12% | 428 | 673 |
| London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Brent, London | 13% | 588 | 679 |
| Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Exeter, South West | 13% | 596 | 858 |
| York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust York, Yorkshire and The Humber | 13% | 432 | 457 |
| West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Watford, East of England | 13% | 838 | 576 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital - Shepton MalletFree on the NHS Somerset, South West | 14% | 140 | 68 |
| Glendon Wood HospitalFree on the NHS North Northamptonshire, East Midlands | 14% | 51 | 65 |
| University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester, East Midlands | 14% | 618 | 1,030 |
| Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Ashfield, East Midlands | 16% | 466 | 621 |
| Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber | 16% | 157 | 140 |
| East Cheshire NHS Trust Cheshire East, North West | 16% | 304 | 331 |
| Community Health and Eyecare LimitedFree on the NHS Preston, North West | 17% | 652 | 439 |
| Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Knowsley, North West | 17% | 841 | 765 |
| Boston West HospitalFree on the NHS Boston, East Midlands | 18% | 28 | 15 |
| Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Hackney, London | 19% | 492 | 467 |
| Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Wiltshire, South West | 19% | 288 | 82 |
| MedeferFree on the NHS Westminster, London | 19% | 48 | 16 |
| Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wigan, North West | 19% | 314 | 247 |
| Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Blackpool, North West | 19% | 398 | 369 |
| Medway NHS Foundation Trust Medway, South East | 19% | 313 | 269 |
| Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Reading, South East | 19% | 279 | 433 |
| Nuffield Health, Warwickshire HospitalFree on the NHS Warwick, West Midlands | 19% | 21 | 26 |
| North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust Warrington, North West | 20% | 459 | 533 |
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber | 20% | 290 | 590 |
| Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Lambeth, London | 20% | 742 | 774 |
| Rivers HospitalFree on the NHS East Hertfordshire, East of England | 20% | 91 | 75 |
| Croydon Health Services NHS Trust Croydon, London | 20% | 221 | 346 |
| Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Reigate and Banstead, South East | 20% | 488 | 373 |
| East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Colchester, East of England | 20% | 799 | 1,054 |
| Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Lewisham, London | 20% | 459 | 323 |
| Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North Northamptonshire, East Midlands | 20% | 246 | 275 |
| Euxton Hall HospitalFree on the NHS Chorley, North West | 21% | 77 | 59 |
| Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Wirral, North West | 21% | 502 | 156 |
| Torbay And South Devon NHS Foundation Trust | 21% | 358 | 346 |
| University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Worthing, South East | 21% | 852 | 910 |
| University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Southampton, South East | 22% | 335 | 265 |
| Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Maidstone, South East | 22% | 385 | 534 |
| Cobalt HospitalFree on the NHS North Tyneside, North East | 22% | 86 | 98 |
| The Yorkshire ClinicFree on the NHS Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber | 23% | 120 | 105 |
| County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Darlington, North East | 23% | 451 | 585 |
| University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands | 23% | 671 | 777 |
| Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cheltenham, South West | 24% | 438 | 907 |
| Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South Norfolk, East of England | 24% | 628 | 250 |
| Tees Valley HospitalFree on the NHS Middlesbrough, North East | 24% | 86 | 88 |
| Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Bath and North East Somerset, South West | 25% | 163 | 352 |
| Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Sutton, London | 26% | 607 | 456 |
| Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Dorset, South West | 26% | 304 | 403 |
| The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Hillingdon, London | 29% | 298 | 437 |
| Fitzwilliam HospitalFree on the NHS Peterborough, East of England | 30% | 37 | 42 |
| Beacon Medical Services Group LimitedFree on the NHS Manchester, North West | 31% | 322 | 233 |
| Springfield HospitalFree on the NHS Chelmsford, East of England | 31% | 45 | 31 |
| Buckshaw HospitalFree on the NHS South Ribble, North West | 31% | 144 | 113 |
| Blakelands HospitalFree on the NHS Milton Keynes, South East | 31% | 153 | 76 |
| Spire Liverpool HospitalFree on the NHS Liverpool, North West | 32% | 22 | 27 |
| Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Cheshire West and Chester, North West | 32% | 532 | 358 |
| King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Lambeth, London | 32% | 1,128 | 1,035 |
| East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Canterbury, South East | 33% | 569 | 261 |
| Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Manchester, North West | 34% | 1,366 | 1,487 |
| University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust | 34% | 544 | 484 |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East of England | 35% | 194 | 338 |
| Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Camden, London | 35% | 1,406 | 1,284 |
| Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Somerset, South West | 35% | 883 | 336 |
| Renacres HospitalFree on the NHS West Lancashire, North West | 35% | 60 | 14 |
| Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cheshire East, North West | 35% | 436 | 414 |
| James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Great Yarmouth, East of England | 36% | 281 | 300 |
| Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Sandwell, West Midlands | 36% | 484 | 320 |
| Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber | 36% | 401 | 326 |
| The Berkshire Independent HospitalFree on the NHS Reading, South East | 36% | 22 | 14 |
| The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Newcastle upon Tyne, North East | 37% | 581 | 158 |
| East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Stevenage, East of England | 38% | 480 | 229 |
| Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Salford, North West | 40% | 1,871 | 12 |
| Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber | 40% | 134 | 60 |
| Wye Valley NHS Trust Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands | 41% | 386 | 176 |
| Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham, East Midlands | 41% | 1,222 | 786 |
| Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool, North West | 42% | 1,150 | 1,516 |
| Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Luton, East of England | 46% | 967 | 758 |
| Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool, North West | 48% | 122 | 23 |
| George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Nuneaton and Bedworth, West Midlands | 50% | 289 | 265 |
| North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Peterborough, East of England | 51% | 802 | 3 |
| University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Derby, East Midlands | 52% | 1,642 | 723 |
| Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber | 55% | 1,014 | 611 |
| Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 56% | 1,699 | 511 |
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, West Midlands | 57% | 2,207 | 1,267 |
| Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Runnymede, South East | 58% | 729 | 537 |
| Isle of Wight NHS Trust Isle of Wight, South East | 59% | 499 | 212 |
| West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust West Suffolk, East of England | 60% | 681 | 67 |
| Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust North East Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber | 63% | 1,182 | 501 |
| Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust | 65% | 451 | 99 |
| Barts Health NHS Trust Tower Hamlets, London | 65% | 2,409 | 220 |
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Southend-on-Sea, East of England | 65% | 1,573 | 760 |
| Ashtead HospitalFree on the NHS Mole Valley, South East | 65% | 23 | 7 |
| Woodthorpe HospitalFree on the NHS Gedling, East Midlands | 66% | 121 | 42 |
| Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Kingston upon Thames, London | 69% | 769 | 473 |
| Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Oxford, South East | 70% | 1,186 | 364 |
| Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Portsmouth, South East | 70% | 609 | 423 |
| Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Basingstoke and Deane, South East | 72% | 1,292 | 543 |
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 gastroscopy?
It depends where you are referred. In August 2026, 30% of the 73,601 people waiting for a gastroscopy 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 gastroscopy 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 170 providers listed meet it this month.
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