How long is the wait for a colonoscopy (bowel camera test) at Dorset County Hospital?
The NHS does not publish colonoscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Dorset County Hospital, and it is the current colonoscopy queue that applies to you here — the list as it stands this month, not a prediction.
Updated June 2026 · (the NHS diagnostics waiting-list return)
Half of the people waiting for a colonoscopy (bowel camera test) at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 4 weeks. 34% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Dorset County Hospital
A shorter colonoscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Dorset County Hospital.
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole3w · 21 mi · 1w faster
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · New Forest1w · 43 mi · 3w faster
- Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust · Bath and North East Somerset3w · 47 mi · 1w faster
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · Southampton3w · 47 mi · 1w faster
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust · Torbay3w · 51 mi · 1w faster
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust · Bristol, City of3w · 52 mi · 1w faster
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