The Endoscopy Unit is a friendly eight-bedded specialist unit providing a service to the population of Gloucestershire and beyond.

The Endoscopy Unit at Cheltenham General Hospital can be found on the first floor of the centre block at the back of the hospital. We are essentially a day time unit and are open between 7.30am and 7pm, Monday to Friday but provide emergency out-of-hours cover as needed.

We pride ourselves on providing a service that is timely, informative, efficient and friendly. Our aim is to provide the very highest standards of care to patients and relatives alike ensuring privacy and dignity are maintained at all times.

In the Endoscopy Unit we care for adult men and women both inpatients and outpatients undergoing a variety of Endoscopic procedures. The main types of procedures undertaken are: gastroscopy, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, percutaneous endoscopic gastroscopy (PEG) insertion, PEG changes, oesophageal and colonical stenting and ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography).

A pain clinic also runs twice a week on a Monday and Thursday morning.

Please be aware that the Trust is now a smoke free NHS. Smoking is not permitted in any building or within the grounds of any of our sites. Information and support is available to any patients who wish to stop smoking. Nicotine Replacement Therapy is available to help reduce your cravings during your stay.