How long is the wait for a colonoscopy (bowel camera test) at Scarborough General Hospital?
The NHS does not publish colonoscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Scarborough General 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 York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 9% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Scarborough General Hospital
A shorter colonoscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Scarborough General Hospital.
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Middlesbrough1w · 36 mi · 1w faster
- Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust · North Yorkshire1w · 48 mi · 1w faster
- South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust · Sunderland1w · 58 mi · 1w faster
- Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Doncaster1w · 59 mi · 1w faster
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford1w · 64 mi · 1w faster
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · North Tyneside1w · 66 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your colonoscopy could be at any of them.
- Cross Lane Hospital1 mi
- St Mary's Hospital1 mi
- Bridlington and District Hospital16 mi
- York Hospital34 mi
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