Our Service
The endoscopy service for the Western Trust is provided across three sites.
Altnagelvin Hospital
The Endoscopy Unit is a standalone facility and is managed by the Clinical Diagnostics Directorate. The Unit was awarded Joint Advisory Group (JAG) Accreditation in 2010 and reaccredited in 2018. It is the only JAG accredited facility within the Western Trust and also organises nationally accredited courses for the teaching and training of endoscopists.
The Altnagelvin Endoscopy Unit contains 3 endoscopy rooms providing 30 sessions per week including screening lists for the regional bowel cancer screening programme.
The Unit has separate male and female admission areas and an en-suite bowel preparation room, two segregated trolley bays for male and female recovery patients, and a separate seated discharge area. There is a ‘quiet room’ for consultations and giving sensitive information.
South West Acute Hospital
The South West Acute Hospital Endoscopy Unit contains 2 procedure rooms which provide 9 sessions per week. A pre-assessment clinic for Bowel Cancer Screening patients is held once per week.
The Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex
The Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex offers one procedure room which provides 7 endoscopy sessions per week.
Procedures
The procedures provided for both outpatients and inpatients across the 3 sites comprise:
All units:
- Colonoscopy
- Gastroscopy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
Altnagelvin unit:
- Bronchoscopy/Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and Jejunal endoscopic gastrostomy (JEG)
- Capsule Endoscopy
- 24hr oesophageal ph studies
- Oesophageal Manometry
South West Acute Hospital unit:
- Bronchoscopy/Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
Further Resources
- Advice prior to having a Colonoscopy
- Advice prior to having a Gastroscopy
- Advice prior to having a Colonoscopy & Gastroscopy
- Advice prior to having a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Locations where this service is delivered
Contacts
Endoscopy Unit - Altnagelvin Area Hospital
Endoscopy Unit, South Wing, Altnagelvin Hospital, Glenshane Road, Londonderry, BT47 6SB
02871296179 or extension 216910 or 216911Endoscopy Unit - South West Acute Hospital
124 Irvinestown Road, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, BT74 6DN
Endoscopy Unit - Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex
7 Donaghanie Road, Omagh, Co Tyrone, BT79 0NR