GASGastroenterology & endoscopy · fixed-price package
Colonoscopy
Full examination of the bowel with polyp removal in the same session, within seven days, by a consultant with a documented completion rate.
- Next slot
- Tue 08:20Dr Simon Alderton · demo
- Promise
- Endoscopy within 7 days
- Self-pay
- £1,950
- Consultants
- 2 in GAS
Recovery bays, second floor 
Endoscopy unit, first floor 
Dr Simon Alderton 
Dr Leila Farahani
GAS[01] About
What the package is.
The test that finds bowel cancer early and removes the polyps that would become it. Our consultants' completion rates and polyp detection rates are published on the results page.
What happens
- Bowel preparation the day before (we post it with instructions)
- Sedation, 30 to 45 minutes
- Polyps removed and sent for histology
- Verbal result on the day, written report within seven working days
Every self-pay price is fixed in writing before you attend. Insured patients need an authorisation number from their insurer; we bill the insurer directly.
Included in £1,9506 lines
- Consultant gastroenterologist
- Bowel preparation kit posted to you
- Sedation and monitoring
- Polyp removal and histology
- Recovery bay, tea and toast
- Written report to you and your GP
Fixed priceGAS
£1,950from
Fixed price, polyp removal included
or £163/mo · representative, see finance
- Included
- Consultant, prep, sedation, polypectomy, histology
- Not included
- Initial consultation
- Stay
- 3 hours
- Back to
- Work next day
- Next · demo
- Wed 08:40
Insured: authorisation from your insurer, which we obtain; you pay only your excess.
Suitable for
- Change in bowel habit
- Blood in the stool
- Family history of bowel cancer
- Abnormal FIT test
- Surveillance after previous polyps
[02] Prep, theatre, recovery · Colonoscopy
What the weeks look like.
Frame 01 / 03GAS
GAS01Step 01
Same day
Home after two hours with a companion. Eat normally.
- Price
- £1,950
- Takes
- 45 minutes, 3 hours in the unit
GAS02Step 02
Next day
Back to work. Bloating settles within 24 hours.
- Surgeon
- Dr Leila Farahani
- Stay
- 3 hours
- Department
- Gastroenterology & endoscopy
GAS03Step 03
7 working days
Histology in your account, and a plan for any surveillance.
- Back to
- Work next day
- Audited
- 97.4% caecal intubation and 44% adenoma detection rate
[03]The 30-day promise · quoted in writing
What is in, what is out, what it costs a month.
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.
Numbers and risks
Included
Consultant, prep, sedation, polypectomy, histology
Not included
Initial consultation
Stay
3 hours
Back to
Work next day
Risks, stated
- Bloating and cramps for a day
- Bleeding after polyp removal: about 1 in 100, usually minor
- Perforation: about 1 in 1,500, and we operate here if needed
Finance · £1,950
Spread the cost of a package
12 months · 0%
£163/mo
Total £1,950
24 months · 9.9% APR
£90/mo
Total £2,157
36 months · 9.9% APR
£63/mo
Total £2,262
48 months · 9.9% APR
£49/mo
Total £2,369
Finance is provided by a third-party lender, subject to status. Representative examples; your written quote carries the exact figures.
Finance calculator →[04]Consultant gastroenterologist
Operated by Leila Farahani.
Consultant and questions
- Next · demo
- Wed 08:40
- GMC
- DEMO-7200009
- Languages
- English, Farsi
7,500+ colonoscopies46% adenoma detection rate
Also in GAS
- Dr Simon AldertonTue 08:20 · demo
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