NHS diagnostic waits · Bury · gastroscopy (stomach camera test)
Gastroscopy (stomach camera test) waiting time at Fairfield General Hospital
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Median wait so far in the current NHS gastroscopy queue.
NHS DM01 data, July 2026
Endoscopy at Fairfield General Hospital
gastroscopy (stomach camera test) is carried out by the Endoscopy department at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. To be seen you usually need a referral: most people are referred by their GP, and some by a hospital specialist. Once referred, the appointment comes by letter, text or the NHS App.
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More about Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
How deep the queue is now
64%
36%
0 to 6 wks
Over 6 wks
Share of the current gastroscopy queue at this trust by whether they have passed six weeks, July 2026. The NHS standard is that fewer than 1% wait over six weeks.
NHS hospitals near Bury
Fairfield General Hospital (current)
0 mi
4 wks
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust · Bolton
8 mi
2 wks
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester
10 mi
3 wks
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside
11 mi
2 wks
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust · Blackburn with Darwen
13 mi
2 wks
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Wigan
16 mi
2 wks
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Stockport
16 mi
1 wks
Median gastroscopy wait so far in the current queue, July 2026, straight-line from this hospital. Switching does not guarantee a shorter wait.
How we know this
NHS DM01 diagnostics data, July 2026.
The whole trust (Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust), a current-queue snapshot, not a prediction.
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