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

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

The NHS does not publish gastroscopy waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Wythenshawe 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 Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 28% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.

Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Wythenshawe Hospital

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

  • The Christie NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester1w · 4 mi · 2w faster
  • Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Stockport2w · 7 mi · 1w faster
  • Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside2w · 12 mi · 1w faster
  • Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Wigan2w · 18 mi · 1w faster
  • East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust · Blackburn with Darwen2w · 25 mi · 1w faster
  • University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust · Stoke-on-Trent2w · 27 mi · 1w faster

Other hospitals run by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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

  • Manchester Royal Infirmary6 mi
  • Trafford General Hospital6 mi
  • North Manchester General Hospital9 mi
  • Royal Oldham Hospital13 mi
  • Fairfield General Hospital15 mi
  • Rochdale Infirmary17 mi
  • Birch Hill Hospital19 mi

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