NHS diagnostic waits · Newcastle upon Tyne · Gastroscopy
Gastroscopy (stomach camera test) waiting time at Freeman Hospital
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NHS DM01 data, August 2026
Where it’s done at Freeman Hospital
Gastroscopy is a type of endoscopy, done in the endoscopy unit at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals 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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1Free on the NHS
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Wait the NHS scan queue. 4 weeks typical wait here.
2Free on the NHS
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3Part paid
Private scan, keep your NHS place
Pay for the scan privately, then rejoin the NHS for treatment.
4Self funded or insured
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The scan and any follow-up, all private.
More about The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
How deep the queue is now
Share of the current gastroscopy queue at this trust by whether they have passed six weeks, August 2026. The NHS standard is that fewer than 1% wait over six weeks.
NHS hospitals near Newcastle upon Tyne
Freeman Hospital (current)
0 mi
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust · Gateshead
4 mi
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · North Tyneside
5 mi
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust · Sunderland
10 mi
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust · Hartlepool
25 mi
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust · Darlington
33 mi
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Middlesbrough
35 mi
Median gastroscopy wait so far in the current queue, August 2026, straight-line from this hospital. Switching does not guarantee a shorter wait.
How we know this
NHS DM01 diagnostics data, August 2026.
The whole trust (The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), a current-queue snapshot, not a prediction.
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