NHS diagnostic waits · Southampton · gastroscopy (stomach camera test)

How long is the wait for a gastroscopy (stomach camera test) at Southampton General Hospital?

The NHS does not publish gastroscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Southampton General Hospital, and it is the current gastroscopy queue that applies to you here — the list as it stands this month, not a prediction.

3weeks

Updated June 2026 · (the NHS diagnostics waiting-list return)

Half of the people waiting for a gastroscopy (stomach camera test) at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 24% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.

Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Southampton General Hospital

A shorter gastroscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Southampton General Hospital.

  • Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · New Forest1w · 4 mi · 2w faster
  • University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole2w · 28 mi · 1w faster
  • Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust · Surrey Heath2w · 40 mi · 1w faster
  • Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust · Reading2w · 41 mi · 1w faster
  • Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust · Guildford2w · 42 mi · 1w faster
  • Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Swindon2w · 44 mi · 1w faster

Other hospitals run by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your gastroscopy could be at any of them.

  • Princess Anne Hospital0 mi
  • Lymington Hospital12 mi

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