NHS diagnostic waits · Bristol, City of · Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy (bowel camera test) waiting time at St Michael's Hospital
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NHS DM01 data, August 2026
Where it’s done at St Michael's Hospital
Colonoscopy is a type of endoscopy, done in the endoscopy unit at Bristol NHS Foundation 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
Stay on the NHS for your scan
Wait the NHS scan queue. 2 weeks typical wait here.
2Free on the NHS
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3Part paid
Private scan, keep your NHS place
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 Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
How deep the queue is now
Share of the current colonoscopy queue at this trust by whether they have passed six weeks, August 2026. The NHS standard is that fewer than 1% wait over six weeks.
NHS hospitals near Bristol, City of
St Michael's Hospital (current)
0 mi
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · New Forest
59 mi
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust · Coventry
83 mi
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust · Guildford
87 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 (Bristol NHS Foundation Trust), a current-queue snapshot, not a prediction.
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