Gastroenterology
We provide gastroenterology and endoscopy services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) and University Hospital Lewisham (UHL).
We see patients who have been referred with conditions affecting the gut, bowel and liver, as well as those with reflux disease.
Our service at University Hospital Lewisham is the lead site in south-east London for bowel cancer screening colonoscopy. We offer nurse-led family history clinics for people at risk of bowel cancer.
Conditions we can treat
We treat most upper and lower gastrointestinal diseases, including dyspepsia, reflux and acid related disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, functional and inflammatory bowel disease, liver disease and viral hepatitis.
We also diagnose and manage common gastrointestinal cancers in partnership with our surgery and oncology teams. Patients with suspected cancer should be referred under the two week wait cancer pathway referral guidelines.
Services available
We offer a wide range of outpatient clinics and endoscopic procedures at both hospital sites, including:
- Gastroenterology clinics for assessment and follow up including two-week wait cancer referral clinics (Monday-Friday)
- Gastroscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) – a procedure to look at the bile duct and pancreas
- Endoscopy - including capsule endoscopy
- Oesophaeal, enteral and colonic stenting – this uses tiny tubes to hold arteries or blood vessels, or blockages open
- Fibroscanning - to examine the liver
- Bravo capsules (to measure acid reflux)
- Hepatology services, including Hepatitis B and C treatment
- Specialist bowel cancer screening
Who we can help
We can see all patients aged 16 and above.
How to get a referral
You can be referred by your GP or by another department at the Trust.
Your appointment
Please remember to bring any relevant information with you to your appointment, including all your regular medications.
If you are unable to attend or no longer need your appointment - please contact the national e-Referral Service appointment line on 0845 608 8888 or re-book your appointment using the internet.
Overseas residents are not automatically entitled to free NHS treatment. If you have any doubts regarding your entitlement please contact the Overseas Visitors Department who will discuss your situation with you:
University Hospital Lewisham
Phone: 020 3192 6844 / 6843
Email: LG.UHL-overseasdepartment@nhs.net
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Phone: 020 8836 4835/6423
Email: LG.QE-overseasdepartment@nhs.net