GASGastroenterology & endoscopy
Gastroenterology & endoscopy
Reflux, swallowing, pain, bleeding, a change in bowel habit. Consultation, gastroscopy and colonoscopy in a JAG-standard endoscopy unit, with biopsy results in a week.
- Next slot
- Tue 08:20Dr Simon Alderton · demo
- Promise
- Endoscopy within 7 days
- From
- £250
- Consultants
- 2 in GAS
Endoscopy unit, first floor 
Recovery bays, second floor 
Dr Simon Alderton 
Dr Leila Farahani
[01]GAS · 3 services
What we do here, priced.
Self-pay prices, fixed in writing before you attend. Day-surgery packages include the surgeon, anaesthetist, theatre, stay, medicines, two follow-ups and any return to theatre within 30 days; the initial consultation and any scan beforehand are priced separately. Insured patients: we bill your insurer directly with an authorisation number.
Services
- Gastroenterology consultation30 minutesConsultation5 working daysPlan on the dayInsured: yes. Self-pay: no£250Book
- Gastroscopy15 minutes, 2 hours in the unitFixed price2 hoursWork next dayExcludes initial consultation£1,450or £121/moBook
- Colonoscopy45 minutes, 3 hours in the unitFixed price3 hoursWork next dayExcludes initial consultation£1,950or £163/moBook
[02]2 consultants in GAS · current NHS practice
The consultants.
Registration, languages, video availability and the next free slot on every tile; the profile and the weekly diary are on the consultants page.
Consultants
- Next · demo
- Tue 08:20
- GMC
- DEMO-7200008
- Languages
- English
16,000+ endoscopies98% caecal intubation rate
- Next · demo
- Wed 08:40
- GMC
- DEMO-7200009
- Languages
- English, Farsi
7,500+ colonoscopies46% adenoma detection rate
GAS boardDemo data
Promise
Endoscopy within 7 days
- Next slot
- Tue 08:20 · demo
- From
- £250
- Entrance
- Foundry Lane (day surgery) · step-free
[03]2 fixed-price packages · The 30-day promise
Fixed price means fixed.
Every day-surgery package includes any return to theatre, any unplanned overnight stay and any wound review within 30 days of your operation, at no further charge.
Packages
- GastroscopyDr Simon AldertonConsultant, sedation, biopsies, reportInitial consultation2 hoursWork next day£1,450or £121/moBook
- ColonoscopyDr Leila FarahaniConsultant, prep, sedation, polypectomy, histologyInitial consultation3 hoursWork next day£1,950or £163/moBook
[04]2 conditions from what to book for what
What brings people to this department.
Conditions, results and insurers
Change in bowel habit
This weekLooser or more frequent stools for more than three weeks, especially over 50.
· Looser stools for 3+ weeks· Blood in the stool· Unexplained weight loss· Tiredness
→ Gastroenterology consultation and colonoscopy within seven days. Colonoscopy
Reflux and difficulty swallowing
RoutineHeartburn not settling with tablets, or food sticking.
· Heartburn most days· Food sticking· Waking at night with acid
→ Gastroscopy within seven days, with or without a consultation first. Gastroscopy
Results turnaroundNorthgate Results
- Endoscopy
- Verbal on the day; biopsies 7 working days
If a scan or test shows something that needs action, the reporting consultant phones you the same working day and tells your referrer. You are never left to find bad news in an online account.
Entrance and parking
Foundry Lane (day surgery)
18 patient spaces including 4 blue badge, free on the day of your procedure, barrier opens with your booking reference · Step-free
Insured · 10 insurers billed directly
Billed directly: give Rachel's team your policy number and authorisation code and you pay only your excess on the day. Consultations usually need a GP referral for cover; scans we request usually do not. Other insurers: pay the fixed price and claim it back with our itemised invoice.
BupaAXA HealthAvivaVitalityWPACignaHealixAllianzFreedom HealthThe Exeter
[05]1 event · GAS
Come and ask in person.
Events and questions
25 November 2026 · 18:30 to 19:4530 places
Bowel health evening: what a colonoscopy actually involves
Dr Farahani walks through the preparation, the sedation, the 45 minutes and the polyps, with the unit open for a look afterwards.
Reserve a place →Do I need a GP referral?
Not for a self-pay scan or consultation: our clinical team does a short phone assessment and writes the request. Insurers usually need a GP referral before they will authorise a consultant, though most will cover a scan we request. Rachel's team checks your policy before you attend.
How fast, really?
Audited for 2025: median 38 hours from first call to MRI, median 4 working days from first call to a consultant's written plan, endoscopy within 7 days, day surgery within 3 weeks. The estimator shows the next available date for each department.
Is the price fixed?
Yes. Scan and consultation prices are published. Day-surgery packages are quoted in writing after your consultation and include the surgeon, anaesthetist, theatre, stay, medicines, two follow-ups and any return to theatre within 30 days. The quote is the invoice.
What is not included in a package?
The initial consultation, any scan before it, and anything unrelated to the operation. If a keyhole gallbladder has to become an open operation, or you need to stay overnight, that is covered. We say so on the quote.
Which insurers do you bill directly?
Bupa, AXA Health, Aviva, Vitality, WPA, Cigna, Healix, Allianz, Freedom Health and The Exeter. Give us your policy number and authorisation code; you pay only your excess on the day. Other insurers: pay the fixed price and claim it back with our itemised invoice.
How do I get my results?
Everything goes into your Northgate Results account when it is signed: MRI and CT within two working days, ultrasound and X-ray the same day, biopsies within seven working days. Anything urgent is phoned through the same day by the reporting consultant.
- Open
- Mon–Fri 07:30–20:00 · Sat 08:00–14:00
- Next slot
- Tue 08:40 · Dr Naomi Sterling (demo)
- Waiting
- Scans within 48 hours, consultants within 5 working days
- Where
- Northgate House, Wexbury WX1 4NQ
- Phone
- 01632 960700