How long is the wait for a colonoscopy (bowel camera test) at Royal Bolton Hospital?
The NHS does not publish colonoscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Royal Bolton 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 Bolton NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 4% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Royal Bolton Hospital
A shorter colonoscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Royal Bolton Hospital.
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside1w · 15 mi · 1w faster
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Preston1w · 20 mi · 1w faster
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust · Liverpool1w · 21 mi · 1w faster
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford1w · 31 mi · 1w faster
- Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust · North Yorkshire1w · 48 mi · 1w faster
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Chesterfield1w · 48 mi · 1w faster
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