Endoscopy
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The endoscopy unit comprises of six procedure rooms, providing facilities for both in-patient and out-patient investigations. The unit offers a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound and bronchoscopic ultrasound.
The unit is staffed by a team of experienced endoscopy nurses, the nursing staff working in close collaboration with gastroenterologists and hepatologists, clinical endoscopists, gastro-intestinal surgeons and respiratory physicians. All the staff are committed to ensuring that the highest standard of clinical care is delivered. The unit provides a range of educational and training programmes in endoscopy, available to both medical and nursing staff.
The Endoscopy Unit is one of three National Endoscopy Training Centres and houses the SW London Bowel Cancer Screening Centre.
Patient information leaflets for endoscopy
Contact details
Patient Line 020 8725 1913 between 9am to 4pm
Reception 020 8725 4908
For any urgent enquiries regarding in patient endoscopy, contact the gastroenterology registrar via switchboard
Please send referrals to: stgh-tr.endoscopyreferrals@nhs.net
Opening hours
The Unit is open from 08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday
Treatments
- Diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy, including EMR (Endoscopic Mucosal Resection) and ESD (Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection)
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Direct Access Flexible sigmoidoscopy for TWR (Two Week Referral) suspected bowel cancer patients
- Diagnostic and therapeutic Upper GI endoscopy
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Choloangiopancreatography)
- EUS and EBUS (Endoscopic Ultrasound & Endobronchial Ultrasound)
- Feeding tube insertion (PEG, (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy), PEJ
- (Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostromy) and nasal bridle)
- BCSS (Bowel Cancer Screening Service), specialist team within the unit providing a screening services with a specialist admin and nursing team that is JAG (Joint Advisory Group) accredited
Please be aware not all procedures are performed across all 3 sites. Please see list of procedures performed at each site below.
St Georges Hospital:
- Gastroscopy (OGD)
- Colonoscopy
- Flexible-sigmoidoscopy
- Gastroscopy & colonoscopy
- Gastroscopy & flexible-sigmoidoscopy
- ERCP
- EUS & EBUS
- PEG (feeding tube) insertion
- Bowel cancer screening service
- Advanced Endoscopic Resection of Polyps in the Large Bowel (EMR)
Queen Mary’s Hospital:
- Gastroscopy (OGD)
- Colonoscopy
- Flexible-sigmoidoscopy
- Gastroscopy & colonoscopy
- Gastroscopy & flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Bowel cancer screening service
The Nelson Health Centre:
- Gastroscopy (OGD)
- Flexible-sigmoidoscopy
- Gastroscopy & flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Transnasal Endoscopy (TNE)
Referrals
- Dr Chris Groves – Director of Endoscopy Services
- Dr Gareth Sadler – Director of Bowel Cancer Screening
- Dr Kesavan Kandiah – Endoscopy Training Lead
- Vicki Hedley – Lead Nurse for Endoscopy Services
- David Calayag – Endoscopy Nurse Manager
- Danielle Bunce – Service Manager
