How long is the wait for a flexible sigmoidoscopy (bowel camera test) at Wythenshawe Hospital?
The NHS does not publish flexible sigmoidoscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Wythenshawe 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 Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 1% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Wythenshawe Hospital
A shorter flexible sigmoidoscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Wythenshawe Hospital.
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester1w · 4 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your flexible sigmoidoscopy could be at any of them.
- Manchester Royal Infirmary6 mi
- Trafford General Hospital6 mi
- North Manchester General Hospital9 mi
- Royal Oldham Hospital13 mi
- Fairfield General Hospital15 mi
- Rochdale Infirmary17 mi
- Birch Hill Hospital19 mi
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