How long is the wait for a cystoscopy (bladder camera test) at Royal Bolton Hospital?
The NHS does not publish cystoscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Royal Bolton Hospital, and it is the current cystoscopy 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 cystoscopy (bladder camera test) at Bolton 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 Royal Bolton Hospital
A shorter cystoscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Royal Bolton Hospital.
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust · Salford1w · 6 mi · 3w faster
- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Wigan3w · 8 mi · 1w faster
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester3w · 10 mi · 1w faster
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester1w · 12 mi · 3w faster
- North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust · Warrington2w · 13 mi · 2w faster
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust · Blackburn with Darwen3w · 13 mi · 1w faster
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