New Colonoscopy Service gets patients home quicker

A new Colonoscopy Service at Broadgreen will enable LUHFT to scope around an extra 80 patients a week or 3,000 annually.

Thanks to funding from the Cheshire and Merseyside Endoscopy Network, we’ve now been able to utilise two rooms to provide the Colonoscopy Service, ensuring more patients can be seen.

Consultant Dr Tim Cross piloted this new service, which allowed two patients to be treated without sedation, using Entonox for pain relief. Patients not having sedation means there is no recovery time in hospital, and they don’t need an escort home from the procedure.