How long is the wait for a colonoscopy (bowel camera test) at The Princess Margaret Hospital?
The NHS does not publish colonoscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, which runs The Princess Margaret 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 Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 10% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of The Princess Margaret Hospital
A shorter colonoscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to The Princess Margaret Hospital.
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust · Brent1w · 14 mi · 1w faster
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust · Guildford1w · 16 mi · 1w faster
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Milton Keynes1w · 38 mi · 1w faster
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · New Forest1w · 55 mi · 1w faster
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust · Hastings1w · 65 mi · 1w faster
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust · Coventry1w · 74 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your colonoscopy could be at any of them.
- King Edward Vii Hospital0 mi
- Royal Berkshire Hospital15 mi
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