The Endoscopy Unit at Queen Alexandra Hospital is a seven-day service which provides a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to more than 15,000 patients a year.
The unit has three spacious procedure suites on site, supporting inpatients, outpatients, emergency and tertiary referrals, and a further suite at Gosport War Memorial Hospital, where unsedated, diagnostic procedures are performed.
Procedures are carried out by medical or surgical consultants or nurse endoscopists. The team also includes specialist nurses, research nurses, registered nurses and technicians who will help to assist the patients and the endoscopist with the procedure. The unit is also supported by an administration and decontamination team.
As a training centre, patients coming in for a procedure may be seen by a trainee endoscopist who will be under the close supervision of an experienced endoscopist.
Please check where your appointment is due to take place as there are multiple locations on the Queen Alexandra Hospital you may be invited to attend. You can find out more using the tab below.
Queen Alexandra Hospital: main unit
- Use lift area 2, which is located at the main entrance of the hospital and head to D Level.
- Exit the lift and turn left, follow the corridor around the corner.
- The Endoscopy Unit is the first department on the left.
Queen Alexandra Hospital: Elective Endoscopy Centre, Lancaster House
- Located on the QA Hospital site, the Elective Endoscopy Centre is in Lancaster House - behind the North Car Park.
- Closest available parking is in the North Car Park.
- From the North Car Park, turn right from where you drove in and right again. The building on your left is Lancaster House. Walk alongside the building and the entrance to the centre is on your right.
Queen Alexandra Hospital: Ward G5
- Use lift area 4, which is located at the east entrance of QA Hospital and head to G Level.
- Exit the lift area and turn left.
- Follow the corridor down and turn right.
Gosport War Memorial Hospital
Enter entrance 3 and proceed forwards, you will find the reception on the left hand side.