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Endoscopy — South Canterbury
The Endoscopy Service for Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora South Canterbury is provided by general surgeons and a gastroenterologist who work on site at Timaru Hospital. The service is for people living in South Canterbury.
Contact us
If you are an endoscopy patient and have an enquiry, contact the endoscopy lead nurse:
- phone (mobile): 022 010 4656
Where to find us
The Endoscopy Service is at:
Level 4, Timaru Hospital
Queen Street
Timaru
Hospital map — Timaru Hospital
Services we provide
The Endoscopy Service provides:
- gastroscopy
- colonoscopy
- endoscopic interventional procedures.
Procedures include the placement of stents, dilatation and PEG (feeding) tubes, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
Guidelines for performing endoscopic procedures are based on the Endoscopy Guidance Group for New Zealand (EGGNZ) standards. Our surgeons prioritise referred patients into 3 categories:
- urgent
- non-urgent
- surveillance.
Referral information
General practitioners can refer new patients and those requiring regular surveillance for bowel polyps, Barrett's oesophagus and family syndromes under the care of the NZ Familial Gastrointestinal Cancer Service.