The endoscopy unit sits within the Acute Adult Division. It consists of 4 endoscopy rooms providing 44 sessions over 7 days, including 3 sessions run by respiratory medicine, 6 bowel screening lists and 2 ERCP lists which are carried out in the radiology department but are staffed by endoscopy. Al endoscopy lists are pooled and patients will not necessarily be scoped by the referring Consultant. There is a separate decontamination unit within HSDU
We are the lead hospital for the National Bowel Cancer Screening programme covering Bolton, Salford and Wigan.
The endoscopy unit provides both an inpatient and outpatient service for patients requiring endoscopic procedures, comprising:
- Diagnostic/therapeutic Gastroscopy
- Diagnostic/therapeutic Colonoscopy
- Diagnostic/therapeutic Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- ERCP