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Gastroenterology waiting times at Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
6,926
Seen within 18 weeks
77.6%
Typical (median) wait
9.1 wks
Waiting over a year
15
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Gastroenterology · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%77.6%87.8%April 202190.1%May 202191.4%June 202190.6%July 202188.7%August 202187.6%September 202184.3%October 202186.2%November 202186.8%December 202185.1%January 202283.2%February 202286.1%March 202265.6%April 202364.9%May 202363.0%June 202361.0%July 202358.1%August 202360.6%September 202362.6%October 202364.3%November 202363.7%December 202365.1%January 202466.0%February 202464.2%March 202466.1%April 202464.4%May 202463.0%June 202461.1%July 202458.8%August 202458.6%September 202460.2%October 202460.1%November 202466.1%December 202473.6%January 202586.2%February 202587.0%March 202587.0%April 202584.6%May 202583.9%June 202581.6%July 202579.8%August 202577.7%September 202576.6%October 202575.0%November 202575.1%December 202573.5%January 202674.8%February 202676.9%March 202679.4%April 202678.9%May 202677.6%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
7.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
88.8%
Patients treated
626
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
10.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
73.0%
Patients treated
933
in June 2026

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

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