Endoscopy · Telford
Colonoscopy and gastroscopy in Telford: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£2,766
Colonoscopy: Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, Newcastle · 23 miles away
Gastroscopy: £2,255 at Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital (14 miles)
NHS wait
About 8 in 10
on the endoscopy list at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital had waited under 6 weeks (August 2026).
People already on the list. It can’t tell you your own wait.
Prices near Telford
Colonoscopy
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Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital
Newcastle · 23 miles away
£2,766Bowel Examination - Colonoscopy
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,766 -
Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital
Wolverhampton · 14 miles away
£2,785Bowel Examination - Colonoscopy
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,785 -
Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital
Shrewsbury · 12 miles away
£3,180Bowel Examination - Colonoscopy
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,180
Gastroscopy
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Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital
Wolverhampton · 14 miles away
£2,255Stomach Examination - Gastroscopy (Endoscopy)
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,255 -
Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital
Newcastle · 23 miles away
£2,263Stomach Examination - Gastroscopy, also known as Endoscopy
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,263 -
Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital
Shrewsbury · 12 miles away
£2,515Stomach Examination - Gastroscopy, also known as Endoscopy
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,515
See all 3 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Colonoscopy | Gastroscopy |
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| Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital | 12 miles | £3,180 | £2,515 |
| Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital | 14 miles | £2,785 | £2,255 |
| Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital | 23 miles | £2,766 | £2,263 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Telford.
Hospital by hospital
Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, 12 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report October 2026). Colonoscopy £3,180 (tests before treatment not included), £414 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy £2,515 (tests before treatment not included), £260 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital, Wolverhampton, 14 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report October 2022). Colonoscopy £2,785 (tests before treatment not included), £19 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy £2,255 (tests before treatment not included), the lowest locally.
Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, Newcastle, 23 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report September 2026). Colonoscopy £2,766 (tests before treatment not included), the lowest locally. Gastroscopy £2,263 (tests before treatment not included), £8 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Colonoscopy: 3 local prices span £414, from £2,766 to £3,180; the UK median across 91 published prices is £2,917. The nearest, Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital, is £414 dearer than the cheapest.
Gastroscopy: 3 local prices span £260, from £2,255 to £2,515; the UK median across 88 published prices is £2,300. The nearest, Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital, is £260 dearer than the cheapest.
3 hospitals near Telford publish both prices. They are Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital, Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital and Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital. below it at 3, by £503 to £665.
10 to 25 miles of central Telford: Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital (12 miles), Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital (14 miles) and Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (23 miles).
Typical for colonoscopy: a day-case test.
Tip: count the journeys for the consultation, the procedure and follow-up when weighing a cheaper hospital further away.
Private or NHS?
- Cost. colonoscopy £2,766 to £3,180 at 3 hospitals; gastroscopy £2,255 to £2,515 at 3 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital: about 8 in 10 (83.1%) under 6 weeks. England: 69.6%.
Private hospitals usually ask for a referral letter or a consultation first. Not sure which is right for you? Your GP can refer you on the NHS and talk through your options.
The NHS wait near Telford
| NHS trust | Under 6 weeks | 6 weeks or more | 13 weeks or more | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust | 83.1% | 294 | 53 | 1,741 |
| England | 69.6% | 60,003 | 26,159 | 197,640 |
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, 13 miles from Telford: 1,741 people waiting for endoscopy, 83.1% under six weeks, 53 at 13 weeks or more.
NHS England reports colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, cystoscopy and gastroscopy separately; the figure here combines them, so it is the endoscopy list as a whole.
These figures describe people already waiting at the end of the month, not how long a new referral will wait. The NHS standard is that fewer than 1% wait six weeks or more.
Source: NHS England, Monthly Diagnostics Waiting Times and Activity (DM01), August 2026 data, published 8 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Month-by-month figures: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 7 independent hospitals and endoscopy units registered with the CQC to do tests such as endoscopy within 19 miles: 4 good, 1 requires improvement, 2 not yet rated. 2 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 7 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
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| SpaMedica Telford | 1.6 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service | 10 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital | 12 miles | Good | Yes |
| SpaMedica Wolverhampton | 14 miles | Good | No |
| Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital | 14 miles | Good | Yes |
| Rowley Hall Hospital | 16 miles | Good | No |
| Soul Care Aesthetics | 19 miles | Requires improvement | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital and Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- For colonoscopy, weigh Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (23 miles) against Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital (12 miles): the £414 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- Ask whether sedation and the bowel preparation are in the price.
- Ask whether sedation is included or charged separately.
Nearby
Colonoscopy and gastroscopy in nearby places
- Wolverhampton 16 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 25 miles
- Birmingham 29 miles
- Worcester 36 miles
- Chester 39 miles
- Liverpool 53 miles
- Manchester 55 miles
- Leicester 56 miles
Other treatments near Telford
- Hip and knee replacement
- Knee arthroscopy and carpal tunnel surgery
- Hernia repair
- Cataract surgery
- MRI scans
This page also covers 2 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Shifnal, Broseley.
Where these figures come from
Prices: from each hospital’s own price page and breakdown on the date shown next to each price. We store the price, what the page says it includes, the link and the date.
Each hospital group describes its prices differently (guide prices, fixed packages or “from” prices), so read what’s included before comparing totals.
Clinic details and ratings: CQC register (HSCA Active Locations, downloaded 9 November 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. A rating describes the whole location, not one treatment.
Source: NHS England, Monthly Diagnostics Waiting Times and Activity (DM01), August 2026 data, published 8 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Month-by-month figures: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Typical price is the middle (median) of the published prices within 25 miles, shown only when there are at least four.
Independent. We’re not part of the NHS or any hospital, we’re not clinicians, and nothing here is medical advice. Hospitals can’t pay to appear or to change their position.