How long is the wait for a colonoscopy (bowel camera test) at Duchy Hospital?
The NHS does not publish colonoscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Duchy 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 Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust have waited longer than 4 weeks. 28% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Duchy Hospital
A shorter colonoscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Duchy Hospital.
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust · Plymouth2w · 44 mi · 2w faster
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust · Torbay3w · 69 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your colonoscopy could be at any of them.
- Royal Cornwall Hospital0 mi
- St Austell Surgical Hub15 mi
- St Michael's Hospital16 mi
- West Cornwall Hospital22 mi
- Bolitho Hospital23 mi
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