8week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 1,376 people on the gastroenterology list here have been waiting longer than 8 weeks, half less. That is 5 weeks shorter than a year ago. It is about 4 weeks shorter than the England average for this specialty.
94%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
18
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
55 / 170
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
5 weeks shorter than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 6 weeks shorter than twelve months ago, but 2 weeks longer than six months ago.
Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.
How the queue is spread
Treating sooner nearby
Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.
| Provider | Miles | Median | Sooner by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glendon Wood Hospital Kettering | 34 miles | 4 wks | 4 wks |
| Clementine Churchill Hospital Harrow | 45 miles | 4 wks | 4 wks |
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge | 48 miles | 5 wks | 3 wks |
| Medefer London | 53 miles | 5 wks | 3 wks |
| Blakelands Hospital Milton Keynes | 4 miles | 6 wks | 2 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Ear Nose and Throat | 4,602 | 17 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 4,131 | 17 wks |
| Gynaecology | 3,981 | 17 wks |
| Other: Medical Services | 3,396 | 12 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 3,001 | 18 wks |
| Urology | 2,471 | 12 wks |
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.