Gastroenterology waiting times at Cobalt Hospital (June 2026)

5week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 392 people on the gastroenterology list here have been waiting longer than 5 weeks, half less. That is 1 week longer than a year ago. It is about 7 weeks shorter than the England average for this specialty.

89%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

21 / 170

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

1 week longer than a year ago.

That hides a turn: it is 1 week longer than twelve months ago, but 1 week shorter than six months ago.

Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.

How the queue is spread

How the queue is spread, in four-week bands. The rule marks the 18-week standard. 9% of this queue is already past it.

Comparable providers nearby

Nothing within 75 miles is treating gastroenterology more than two weeks sooner than here, so on these figures you are already near the front of the queue. The closest comparable providers are below so you can see that for yourself.

Provider	Miles	Median	Against here
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North Shields	2 miles	8 wks	3 wks longer
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Newcastle upon Tyne	5 miles	7 wks	2 wks longer
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Gateshead	8 miles	4 wks	about the same
Tyneside Surgical Services Ltd Gateshead	9 miles	5 wks	about the same
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Sunderland	12 miles	4 wks	1 wk sooner

Other waits here

The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Cobalt Hospital reports 3 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.

Specialty	Waiting	Median
Plastic Surgery	894	15 wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic	474	13 wks
General Surgery	328	18 wks

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Straight answers

About this figure

It’s about six weeks behind. NHS England publishes monthly, with a lag. This page shows June 2026.
It’s a trust-level average, not your wait. Your own wait depends on urgency, clinical need and which site you are treated at. Large trusts run several hospitals.
It counts people still waiting (incomplete pathways at month end), not people already treated.

This page presents official statistics and points to a right you already have. It isn’t medical advice, and it can’t tell you whether switching is right for you. Your clinician can.