Gallbladder removal waiting time at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We do not show a gallbladder removal wait for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Too few gallbladder removal pathways completed here recently for the figure to be reliable, so showing it could mislead you. Below: how many people are waiting here, and nearby hospitals where we can give a reliable gallbladder removal wait.
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About gallstones
Gallstones are small stones that form in the gallbladder, a small organ under the liver. Many people have them without symptoms.
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How long people have been waiting
Before treatment: the ultrasound queue
An ultrasound scan is one of the scans often used before treatment, and it is a separate NHS queue. At University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust the typical ultrasound wait is 2 weeks, with 5% waiting over six weeks (August 2026).
See the full ultrasound queue at University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street and faster scan alternatives