CaRi-heart technology
Revolutionary new technology to assess the risk of a serious heart condition or heart attack – many years before anything happens.
Digestive investigations
Private Endoscopy
- Wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy procedures
- Three JAG accredited units
- Leading Upper and Lower GI consultants
ENDOSCOPY AT HCA UK
Why choose us?
Our facilities include the latest advances in endoscopic equipment to support the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the pancreas, liver, gallbladder, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon. We have a large team of dedicated endoscopy nurses and colorectal clinical nurse specialists, who help each patient through their procedures and treatment with us.
An endoscopy is a procedure to examine inside your body using an instrument called an endoscope. An endoscope is a long, thin flexible tube with a light and video camera at the end. An endoscopy can be used as a diagnostic procedure to investigate symptoms or to carry out some types of procedures or taking tissue samples (biopsy).
Depending on what type of procedure you're having, the endoscope can be inserted into your body through the mouth or anus. The name of the procedure you have depends on which part of your body is examined. For example, a gastroscopy looks at part of your digestive system, such as your stomach and small intestine.
Your consultant may suggest an endoscopy if you are experiencing symptoms including abdominal bloating and pain, change of bowel habit, constipation, difficulty swallowing, heartburn, indigestion, rectal pain and bleeding.
Over 5K
colonoscopies last year
6
endoscopy locations
Over 100
gastroenterologists
Royal College of Physicians
JAG accredited endoscopy services
JAG accreditation is awarded by the Royal College of Physicians to high-quality gastrointestinal endoscopy services. Accreditation is a voluntary process for services to engage in. Accredited services submit evidence annually to demonstrate that they are continuing to meet the standards and have a 5-yearly on-site assessment carried out by our experienced assessment team.
HCA UK hold this accreditation at 3 locations, The Wellington Hospital, London Bridge Hospital and The Princess Grace Hospital.
Types of endoscopy
Bronchoscopy
A bronchoscopy is a procedure to look at your windpipe, airways and into some areas of your lungs.
Colonoscopy
A colonoscopy is an effective diagnostic procedure used to diagnose bowel conditions by passing a thin flexible tube with a camera into the bowel.
Double-Balloon Enteroscopy (DBE)
A technique developed by Hironori Yamamoto in 2001 for visualisations of the entire small bowel in real time.
Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
A minimally invasive test to help diagnose conditions of the airways by taking tissue samples from the lungs and lymph nodes.
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
Internal ultrasound of the abdomen. Endoscopic ultrasounds combine the technology of ultrasound scans and endoscopes to generate detailed images of the oesophagus, bowels, heart, stomach, lungs, pancreas, and the surrounding tissue and blood vessels.
Enteroscopy
An enteroscopy is a procedure to examine the small intestine with an endoscope, to help diagnose digestive problems.
ERCP
An ERCP is a combined endoscopic and X-ray technique used to diagnose and treat a range of liver and pancreatic problems.
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
A Flexible Sigmoidoscopy is a test that is used to examine inside your rectum and the left side of the large bowel. Polyps may be removed and your Consultant may also take a biopsy during the test, which is effective in detecting bowel cancer.
Gastroscopy
This procedure is used as an investigation to help find out if there's a problem with the upper part of your digestive system.
Oesophageal manometry
Oesophageal manometry is a test that involves placing a thin flexible tube into the oesophagus to help detect the regurgitation of stomach acid (reflux).
Video Capsule Endoscopy
Capsule endoscopy is a procedure where you swallow a pill-sized video capsule which slowly passes through your body.
Investigations and imaging
Each of our endoscopy suites provide a range of services, to aid investigations and take you seamlessly from consultation to diagnosis. We also offer some scanning services in our main imaging suites. Our services include:
Our JAG accredited endoscopy locations
London Bridge Hospital
27 Tooley Street SE1 2PR London
The Princess Grace Hospital
42-52 Nottingham Place W1U 5NY London
The Wellington Hospital
8A Wellington Place St John's Wood NW8 9LE London