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<p>The following table shows the number and percentage of patients waiting over six
weeks for an endoscopy test in March of each year from 2010 and the number of patients
waiting for a diagnostic test in March of each year from 2011:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Numbers
waiting 6+ weeks for an endoscopy test</p></td><td><p>Percentage waiting 6+ weeks
for an endoscopy test</p></td><td><p>Numbers waiting for a diagnostic test</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March
2010</p></td><td><p>1,391</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March
2011</p></td><td><p>4,008</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td><td><p>575,638</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March
2012</p></td><td><p>2,265</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>625,054</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March
2013</p></td><td><p>2,332</p></td><td><p>2.7%</p></td><td><p>677,731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March
2014</p></td><td><p>2,636</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td><td><p>789,392</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March
2015</p></td><td><p>7,004</p></td><td><p>6.0%</p></td><td><p>842,263</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March
2016</p></td><td><p>6,086</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td><td><p>876,329</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March
2017</p></td><td><p>3,181</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td><td><p>943,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March
2018</p></td><td><p>5,685</p></td><td><p>5.3%</p></td><td><p>979,831</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March
2019</p></td><td><p>9,178</p></td><td><p>7.5%</p></td><td><p>1,071,744</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS
England collects and publishes waiting times performance data for all diagnostic tests
on a monthly basis. This is available at a trust and national level via the following
link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/monthly-diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/"
target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/monthly-diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/</a></p><p>
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