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CDDFT - With You All The Way

Endoscopy

We provide a specialist endoscopy service for direct access patients in County Durham and other local areas.

We also provide a comprehensive endoscopy service for elective and emergency inpatients.

We have four Endoscopy Units and they are based at University Hospital of North Durham, Darlington Memorial Hospital, Bishop Auckland Hospital and Shotley Bridge Community Hospital.

Please follow the links below to see short videos explaining some of our procedures:

 

The Bowel Cancer Screening Programme is supported by the Endoscopy Unit at Bishop Auckland Hospital.

Info Point

The Endoscopy Unit at Bishop Auckland Hospital is a JAG Accredited Service which meets all of the standards set by the Joint Advisory Group in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Key staff 

Hospitals with this service  

Clinics 

'As I was very, very nervous, I must have been the worst patient ever and they were brilliant with me and I can't thank them enough - could you please pass on my sincere thanks.'

Patient, Hysteroscopy Unit, Chester-le-Street Community Hospital