How long is the wait for a gastroscopy (stomach camera test) at Shotley Bridge Hospital?
The NHS does not publish gastroscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Shotley Bridge 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 County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 4 weeks. 35% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Shotley Bridge Hospital
A shorter gastroscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Shotley Bridge Hospital.
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust · Gateshead2w · 11 mi · 2w faster
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Newcastle upon Tyne3w · 14 mi · 1w faster
- South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust · Sunderland1w · 17 mi · 3w faster
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · North Tyneside2w · 18 mi · 2w faster
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust · Hartlepool2w · 27 mi · 2w faster
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Middlesbrough1w · 33 mi · 3w faster
Other hospitals run by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your gastroscopy could be at any of them.
- University Hospital of North Durham11 mi
- Darlington Memorial Hospital26 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 →