NHS diagnostic waits · Portsmouth · Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy (bowel camera test) waiting time at Queen Alexandra Hospital
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More than half the people waiting for a colonoscopy at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have already passed 13 weeks, so no median can be given.
78% have waited more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
NHS DM01 data, August 2026
Where it’s done at Queen Alexandra Hospital
Colonoscopy is a type of endoscopy, done in the endoscopy unit at Portsmouth Hospitals University 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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1Free on the NHS
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2Free on the NHS
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3Part paid
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Pay for the scan privately, then rejoin the NHS for treatment.
4Self funded or insured
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The scan and any follow-up, all private.
More about Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
NHS hospitals near Portsmouth
Queen Alexandra Hospital (current)
0 mi
Isle of Wight NHS Trust · Isle of Wight
14 mi
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · Southampton
17 mi
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · New Forest
21 mi
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Basingstoke and Deane
30 mi
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust · Worthing
31 mi
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust · Guildford
34 mi
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 (Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust), a current-queue snapshot, not a prediction.
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