At a glance: 35,849 people were waiting for NHS treatment at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole in June 2026, spread across 13 specialties, and 977 of them had already waited more than a year. The hardest specialty to be seen quickly was gastroenterology — only 41% of patients seen within the 18-week target and a median wait of 23 weeks — while general medicine was quickest at 88%.
Treatment waiting times at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole
| Specialty | People waiting | Seen within 18 weeks | Waiting over a year | Median wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastroenterology | 4,119 | 41% | 403 | 23 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 1,031 | 51% | 0 | 17 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 4,774 | 58% | 177 | 15 weeks |
| Trauma & orthopaedics | 2,727 | 61% | 61 | 13 weeks |
| General surgery | 6,072 | 63% | 73 | 12 weeks |
| ENT | 5,580 | 63% | 179 | 13 weeks |
| Oral surgery | 1,028 | 67% | 37 | 11 weeks |
| Urology | 3,551 | 70% | 17 | 10 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 1,250 | 72% | 23 | 9 weeks |
| Cardiology | 2,287 | 74% | 3 | 9 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 3,045 | 79% | 4 | 8 weeks |
| Elderly medicine | 301 | 87% | 0 | 5 weeks |
| General medicine | 84 | 88% | 0 | 7 weeks |
Diagnostic test waiting times at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole
| Test | People waiting | Waiting beyond 6 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 412 | 64% |
| Colonoscopy | 1,334 | 59% |
| Gastroscopy | 1,151 | 57% |
| Audiology | 2,181 | 55% |
| MRI | 4,910 | 48% |
| Nerve conduction studies | 626 | 43% |
| DEXA scan | 498 | 11% |
| Ultrasound | 4,485 | 9% |
| Echocardiography | 1,017 | 8% |
| Urodynamics | 52 | 8% |
| Barium enema | 107 | 7% |
| Cystoscopy | 167 | 5% |
| CT | 1,849 | 2% |
The six-week point is where the NHS counts a diagnostic wait as a breach; at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole the longest was flexible sigmoidoscopy, with 64% past it and 412 people in the queue.
Skip the 23-week wait
Waiting 23 weeks for gastroenterology at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole is a long time to be in pain or limbo. A self-pay colonoscopy costs around £2,795, and private medical insurance covers treatment like it in full — usually within weeks, not months. It will not pay for a condition you are already waiting on, so it only helps if arranged before a problem starts — compare cover, see whether it is worth it, or get a free quote now.
Frequently asked questions
Can private cover skip the waiting list at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole? Yes for a new problem, no for one you are already waiting to have treated — here is what private cover gets you over the NHS. For the national picture see gastroenterology waits across England or our NHS waiting-time guides.
Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment (RTT) and Diagnostics (DM01) waiting-times statistics, June 2026; self-pay figures from UK private hospitals’ own published price lists. Waiting-list figures change monthly.