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Gastroenterology waiting times at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Incomplete pathways · Data: June 2026 · Source: NHS England RTT statistics · full trust profile

On the waiting list
2,269
Seen within 18 weeks
89.6%
Typical (median) wait
7.0 wks
Waiting over a year
0
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Gastroenterology · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%89.6%77.8%April 202178.5%May 202171.5%June 202161.6%July 202163.3%August 202168.3%September 202170.0%October 202165.6%November 202163.8%December 202161.2%January 202259.8%February 202255.8%March 202237.5%April 202338.1%May 202341.0%June 202342.3%July 202349.1%August 202345.7%September 202345.7%October 202345.5%November 202340.3%December 202339.1%January 202438.6%February 202436.9%March 202435.6%April 202437.3%May 202437.9%June 202441.2%July 202442.8%August 202444.4%September 202446.7%October 202446.2%November 202446.0%December 202444.4%January 202543.4%February 202541.5%March 202539.5%April 202540.8%May 202542.8%June 202543.7%July 202543.0%August 202543.6%September 202545.0%October 202547.4%November 202550.4%December 202555.9%January 202656.1%February 202679.8%March 202684.9%April 202688.4%May 202689.6%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for gastroenterology patients who started treatment in June 2026 — not those still waiting. The wait shown is how long they had waited before treatment started. It is typically longer than the current waiting-list figure above, because it includes people who were finally treated after a long wait.

Admitted (needed a hospital admission)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
12.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
82.1%
Patients treated
67
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
10.7 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
67.2%
Patients treated
540
in June 2026

Source: NHS England RTT statistics, completed (admitted/non-admitted) pathways. About this data

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