How long is the wait for a colonoscopy (bowel camera test) at Leigh Infirmary?
The NHS does not publish colonoscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Leigh Infirmary, 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 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 7% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Leigh Infirmary
A shorter colonoscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Leigh Infirmary.
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust · Liverpool1w · 17 mi · 1w faster
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside1w · 18 mi · 1w faster
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Preston1w · 21 mi · 1w faster
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford1w · 36 mi · 1w faster
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Chesterfield1w · 49 mi · 1w faster
- Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust · North Yorkshire1w · 53 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your colonoscopy could be at any of them.
- Royal Albert Edward Infirmary6 mi
- Wrightington Hospital10 mi
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