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Services available at: Lister Hospital, New QEII Hospital
Opening times, contact information and location:
The endoscopy centre is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm.
For general or booking enquires please call 01438 288603. Alternatively, for clinical or nursing enquires please call 01438 285378. Please ring between 8.30am – 10.30am and 3pm – 5pm, as this is when we are less busy.
We are located in the dark green zone past the Lister Diamond Jubilee Maternity Unit.
About us
We are a JAG-accredited Endoscopy unit running across two sites at the Lister and New QEII Hospital. Our state-of-the-art, purpose-built units are comprised of six procedure rooms with additional treatment rooms for specialist services. We are supported by a complement of dedicated staff comprising consultants, specialist nurses, endoscopy nursing staff, clinical support workers, porters, administrative, domestic staff and volunteers.
The Endoscopy Unit is part of a proud hospital taking part in pioneering research. We are fully equipped with the latest resources required for a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions (most of which are carried out at the Lister’s endoscopy unit). These therapeutic procedures include: dilatation of strictures; insertion of oesophageal, biliary and colonic stents; laser treatment of tumours; percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and endoscopic colopexy (PEC) tube insertion; polypectomy and endoscopic mucosal resection of polyps; and control of acute and chronic gastrointestinal bleeding.
Endoscopy procedures:
| Procedure | Detail |
| Diagnostic Gastroscopy (OGD) | Examination and assessment of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum |
| Therapeutic Gastroscopy | Treatment and symptom relief of upper GI conditions including varices, malignancies and emergency bleed management |
| Diagnostic Colonoscopy | Examination and assessment of the large bowel |
| Therapeutic Colonoscopy | Treatment of the large bowel conditions for example polypectomy |
| Diagnostic & Therapeutic Flexi Sigmoidoscopy | Examination, assessment and/or treatment of the left side of the large bowel |
| Bronchoscopy/EBUS | Examination and biopsy (tissue sample) of the lungs and/or lymph nodes |
| Cystoscopy | Examination, assessment and/or treatment of the bladder |
| ERCP | Therapeutic procedure using x-ray to treat problems of the bile and pancreatic ducts |
| Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) | An examination to assess problems within the digestive tract and other nearby organs such as the pancreas and liver |
| Other services |
| SST Straight to test |
| Bowel Cancer Screening Program (BCSP) |
| Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) |
| Capsule endoscopy |
| Therapeutic interventions |
| Stents |
| Laser treatment |
| Bleeding |
| Endo mucosal resections (EMR) |
| Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) |
| Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) |
| Percutaneous endoscopic colopexy (PEC) |
| Non endoscopic tests carried out in endoscopy unit |
| Hydrogen breath test |
| C13 breath test |
| Infliximab infusions |
| Capsule sponge |
| Oesophageal manometry and pH measurement study |
The Trust works with Medilogik Ltd to process endoscopy patient information. For more information about how Medilogik Ltd process your information, please see their website here.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
- If you take a blood-thinning medication (anticoagulants) and have not been instructed whether to continue or omit them, please contact the department via the contact details above.
- If you take any critical medications these include heart, blood pressure, epilepsy and Parkinson’s please continue to take these. If you are unsure if your medication is deemed critical, please contact the department.
- Please see the attached leaflet on diabetic medications.
- You will need a family member or friend to collect you from the endoscopy department. They will need to take you home and stay with you for 24 hours post-procedure.
- You will not be insured to drive for 24 hours after your procedure.
- If you are having a gastroscopy, ERCP or respiratory procedure, you must not eat for 6 hours prior to your procedure. You may have sips of water up to 2 hours before your procedure.
- If you are having a colonoscopy or flexi sigmoidoscopy you may continue to drink clear fluids. Please follow the instructions in your booklet for fasting times.
- There are no fasting requirements for urology procedures.
- There is a multi-storey car park at the main entrance of Lister Hospital. There are limited disabled spaces at the front of the endoscopy unit. There is also a-15 minute waiting bay for drop off and pickups at the endoscopy entrance.
- If we have taken biopsies, please allow up to 8 weeks for routine samples or 2 weeks for urgent samples for results.
- Please do not contact the endoscopy department for your results. Your referring consultant will contact you with your results, or to arrange a follow-up appointment.
