NHS diagnostic waits  ·  King's Lynn and West Norfolk ·  Cystoscopy

Cystoscopy (bladder camera test) waiting time at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

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5
weeks
Median wait so far in the current NHS cystoscopy queue.
NHS DM01 data, August 2026

Where it’s done at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Cystoscopy is a type of endoscopy, done in the endoscopy unit at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, 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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Your options from here

1Free on the NHS
Stay on the NHS for your scan
Wait the NHS scan queue. 5 weeks typical wait here.
2Free on the NHS
Switch to a faster NHS hospital for your scan
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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.
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More about The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust

How deep the queue is now

59%
41%
0 to 6 weeks
Over 6 weeks
Share of the current cystoscopy 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (current)
0 mi
5 weeks
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust · Peterborough
33 mi
3 weeks
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · West Suffolk
38 mi
2 weeks
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Cambridge
42 mi
3 weeks
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · North Northamptonshire
56 mi
3 weeks
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust · North East Lincolnshire
59 mi
2 weeks
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust · Colchester
62 mi
3 weeks
Median cystoscopy 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 (The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust), a current-queue snapshot, not a prediction.
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