Test type
No. on waiting list at end of:
Difference May 2019 vs May 2020
No. (and %) on waiting list waiting 6 weeks or more at end of:
May 2019
May 2020
May 2019
May 2020
Colonoscopy
42,878
64,955
22,077 more
(51% increase)
4,481 (10%)
43,220 (67%)
Flexi-sigmoidoscopy
19,772
28,883
9,111 more
(46% increase)
1,523 (8%)
19,462 (67%)
Cystoscopy
15,158
18,673
3,515 more
(23% increase)
1,450 (10%)
10,412 (56%)
Gastroscopy
47,352
68,147
20,795 more
(44% increase)
3,619 (8%)
46,861 (69%)
ALL endoscopy combined
125,160
180,658
55,498 more
(44% increase)
11,073 (9%)
119,955 (66%)
Source: Monthly Diagnostic Data 2020-21, NHS England and NHS Improvement
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No. of 7 types of diagnostic tests ($) that took place
Difference March-May 2019 vs March-May 2020
March-May 2019
March-May 2020
4,926,866
2,641,506
2,285,360 (46% decrease)
($) MRI scans, CT scans, non-obstetric ultrasound, colonoscopies, flexi-sigmoidoscopies, cystoscopies and gastroscopies which are diagnostic tests that can be used for diagnosing/ruling out cancer.
Source: Monthly Diagnostic Data 2020-21, NHS England and NHS Improvement
An endoscopy is a test that looks inside the body. The endoscope is a long flexible tube which has a tiny camera and light on the end of it. There are many types of endoscopes and the doctor uses these to look inside different parts of the body.
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