How long is the wait for a colonoscopy (bowel camera test) at South Tyneside District Hospital?
The NHS does not publish colonoscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, which runs South Tyneside District 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 South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 1 weeks. 8% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Other hospitals run by South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your colonoscopy could be at any of them.
- Sunderland Royal Hospital5 mi
- University Hospital of North Durham14 mi
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