How long is the wait for a flexible sigmoidoscopy (bowel camera test) at Macclesfield District General Hospital?
The NHS does not publish flexible sigmoidoscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for East Cheshire NHS Trust, which runs Macclesfield District 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 East Cheshire NHS Trust have waited longer than 4 weeks. 33% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Macclesfield District General Hospital
A shorter flexible sigmoidoscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Macclesfield District General Hospital.
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Stockport2w · 8 mi · 2w faster
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester1w · 12 mi · 3w faster
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester2w · 14 mi · 2w faster
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside2w · 16 mi · 2w faster
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust · Stoke-on-Trent3w · 18 mi · 1w faster
- North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust · Warrington3w · 21 mi · 1w faster
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