How long is the wait for a gastroscopy (stomach camera test) at Sandwell General Hospital?
The NHS does not publish gastroscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Sandwell General Hospital, 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 Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust have waited longer than 4 weeks. 40% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Sandwell General Hospital
A shorter gastroscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Sandwell General Hospital.
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust · Walsall2w · 4 mi · 2w faster
- The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust · Dudley3w · 6 mi · 1w faster
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust · Wolverhampton3w · 7 mi · 1w faster
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust · Nuneaton and Bedworth3w · 21 mi · 1w faster
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust · Warwick2w · 24 mi · 2w faster
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust · Coventry1w · 24 mi · 3w faster
Other hospitals run by Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your gastroscopy could be at any of them.
- Rowley Regis Hospital0 mi
- Midland Metropolitan University Hospital3 mi
- City Hospital4 mi
Skip the gastroscopy queue
A free plan maps all three routes for your exact hospital and condition — including whether paying for a private gastroscopybuys back enough time to be worth it, with named providers and honest costs.
Map my options — free →