How long is the wait for a colonoscopy (bowel camera test) at Yeovil District Hospital?
The NHS does not publish colonoscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Yeovil 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 Somerset NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 4 weeks. 34% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Yeovil District Hospital
A shorter colonoscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Yeovil District Hospital.
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole3w · 33 mi · 1w faster
- Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust · Bath and North East Somerset3w · 33 mi · 1w faster
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust · Bristol, City of3w · 36 mi · 1w faster
- North Bristol NHS Trust · Bristol, City of2w · 38 mi · 2w faster
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · New Forest1w · 48 mi · 3w faster
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust · Torbay3w · 51 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your colonoscopy could be at any of them.
- Yeatman Hospital5 mi
- Bridgwater Hospital20 mi
- Trinity Hospital20 mi
- Musgrove Park Hospital22 mi
- Burnham on Sea Hospital26 mi
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