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Colonoscopy (bowel camera test) waiting time at Central Middlesex Hospital

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2
weeks
Median wait so far in the current NHS colonoscopy queue.
NHS DM01 data, August 2026

Where it’s done at Central Middlesex Hospital

Colonoscopy is a type of endoscopy, done in the endoscopy unit at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. To be seen you usually need a referral: most people are referred by their GP, and some by a hospital specialist. Once referred, the appointment comes by letter, text or the NHS App.

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Your options from here

1Free on the NHS
Stay on the NHS for your scan
Wait the NHS scan queue. 2 weeks typical wait here.
2Free on the NHS
Switch to a faster NHS hospital for your scan
When your GP refers you for your colonoscopy, Right to Choose lets you ask to go to a faster NHS hospital.
3Part paid
Private scan, keep your NHS place
Pay for the scan privately, then rejoin the NHS for treatment.
4Self funded or insured
Go fully private
The scan and any follow-up, all private.
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More about London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

How deep the queue is now

92%
8%
0 to 6 weeks
Over 6 weeks
Share of the current colonoscopy queue at this trust by whether they have passed six weeks, August 2026. The NHS standard is that fewer than 1% wait over six weeks.

NHS hospitals near Brent

Central Middlesex Hospital (current)
0 mi
2 weeks
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Kensington and Chelsea
5 mi
1 week
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust · Harlow
23 mi
1 week
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust · Dartford
24 mi
1 week
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust · Guildford
25 mi
1 week
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · New Forest
69 mi
1 week
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust · Coventry
79 mi
1 week
Median colonoscopy wait so far in the current queue, August 2026, straight-line from this hospital. Switching does not guarantee a shorter wait.

How we know this

NHS DM01 diagnostics data, August 2026.
The whole trust (London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust), a current-queue snapshot, not a prediction.
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