Welcome to Endoscopy Services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust.

Medical endoscopy is the inspection of any internal part of the body using an optical viewing instrument.

The Endoscopy Department comprises of units at both the Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Both units carry out a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures for outpatients and inpatients. The units treat over 20,000 patients a year. The Shropshire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre is also based in the department where screening colonoscopy is performed.

Procedures are carried out by Consultant Gastroenterologists, Consultant Surgeons and Clinical Endoscopists.  Supervised training takes place on both sites.  The department currently uses insourcing companies employing consultant staff from other NHS Trusts.  All procedures and operators are closely monitored for quality, safety, and patient experience according to the national JAG endoscopy standards.