How long is the wait for a flexible sigmoidoscopy (bowel camera test) at St Mary's Hospital?
The NHS does not publish flexible sigmoidoscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Isle of Wight NHS Trust, which runs St Mary's 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 Isle of Wight NHS Trust have waited longer than 4 weeks. 26% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of St Mary's Hospital
A shorter flexible sigmoidoscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to St Mary's Hospital.
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · Southampton3w · 16 mi · 1w faster
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust · Guildford2w · 47 mi · 2w faster
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust · Surrey Heath3w · 49 mi · 1w faster
- Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Dorset3w · 50 mi · 1w faster
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust · Reading2w · 53 mi · 2w faster
- Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust · Reigate and Banstead3w · 61 mi · 1w faster
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