How long is the wait for a gastroscopy (stomach camera test) at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary?
The NHS does not publish gastroscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, and it is the current gastroscopy 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 gastroscopy (stomach camera test) at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 12% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
A shorter gastroscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Royal Albert Edward Infirmary.
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Preston1w · 16 mi · 1w faster
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester1w · 19 mi · 1w faster
- Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Doncaster1w · 62 mi · 1w faster
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Middlesbrough1w · 89 mi · 1w faster
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust · Coventry1w · 93 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your gastroscopy could be at any of them.
- Wrightington Hospital4 mi
- Leigh Infirmary6 mi
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