NHS diagnostic waits · Cheshire East · colonoscopy (bowel camera test)

How long is the wait for a colonoscopy (bowel camera test) at Macclesfield District General Hospital?

The NHS does not publish colonoscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for East Cheshire NHS Trust, which runs Macclesfield District General Hospital, and it is the current colonoscopy queue that applies to you here — the list as it stands this month, not a prediction.

3weeks

Updated June 2026 · (the NHS diagnostics waiting-list return)

Half of the people waiting for a colonoscopy (bowel camera test) at East Cheshire NHS Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 19% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.

Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Macclesfield District General Hospital

A shorter colonoscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Macclesfield District General Hospital.

  • Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Stockport2w · 8 mi · 1w faster
  • The Christie NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester2w · 12 mi · 1w faster
  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester2w · 14 mi · 1w faster
  • Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside1w · 16 mi · 2w faster
  • University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust · Stoke-on-Trent2w · 18 mi · 1w faster
  • Bolton NHS Foundation Trust · Bolton2w · 23 mi · 1w faster

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