How long is the wait for a colonoscopy (bowel camera test) at The Great Western Hospital?
The NHS does not publish colonoscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs The Great Western 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 Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 14% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of The Great Western Hospital
A shorter colonoscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to The Great Western Hospital.
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust · Reading2w · 34 mi · 1w faster
- North Bristol NHS Trust · Bristol, City of2w · 37 mi · 1w faster
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · New Forest1w · 43 mi · 2w faster
- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust · Worcester2w · 49 mi · 1w faster
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust · Guildford1w · 52 mi · 2w faster
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust · Warwick2w · 52 mi · 1w faster
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