How long is the wait for a flexible sigmoidoscopy (bowel camera test) at West Cumberland Hospital?
The NHS does not publish flexible sigmoidoscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, which runs West Cumberland 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 North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 9% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of West Cumberland Hospital
A shorter flexible sigmoidoscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to West Cumberland Hospital.
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · North Tyneside1w · 90 mi · 1w faster
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester1w · 93 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your flexible sigmoidoscopy could be at any of them.
- Cumberland Infirmary35 mi
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