How long is the wait for a flexible sigmoidoscopy (bowel camera test) at Wansbeck General Hospital?
The NHS does not publish flexible sigmoidoscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Wansbeck 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 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 1 weeks. 0% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Other hospitals run by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your flexible sigmoidoscopy could be at any of them.
- Ashington Hospital1 mi
- Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital8 mi
- North Tyneside General Hospital11 mi
- Cobalt Hospital11 mi
- Alnwick Infirmary17 mi
- Hexham General Hospital26 mi
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