How long is the wait for a gastroscopy (stomach camera test) at Watford General Hospital?
The NHS does not publish gastroscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Watford 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 West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 9% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Watford General Hospital
A shorter gastroscopy queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Watford General Hospital.
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Kensington and Chelsea1w · 15 mi · 1w faster
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust · Harlow1w · 23 mi · 1w faster
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Milton Keynes1w · 30 mi · 1w faster
- Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust · Dartford1w · 32 mi · 1w faster
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust · Hastings1w · 67 mi · 1w faster
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust · Coventry1w · 69 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your gastroscopy could be at any of them.
- St Albans City Hospital8 mi
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