How long is the wait for a flexible sigmoidoscopy (bowel camera test) at Leicester General Hospital?
The NHS does not publish flexible sigmoidoscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, which runs Leicester General Hospital, and it is the current flexible sigmoidoscopy 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 flexible sigmoidoscopy (bowel camera test) at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 21% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Leicester General Hospital
A shorter flexible sigmoidoscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Leicester General Hospital.
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust · Coventry2w · 21 mi · 1w faster
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · North Northamptonshire2w · 21 mi · 1w faster
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust · Warwick2w · 32 mi · 1w faster
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Milton Keynes1w · 44 mi · 2w faster
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Chesterfield2w · 44 mi · 1w faster
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Lincoln2w · 48 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your flexible sigmoidoscopy could be at any of them.
- Leicester Royal Infirmary2 mi
- Glenfield Hospital4 mi
- St Lukes Hospital12 mi
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