How long is the wait for a bone density scan (DEXA) at Colchester General Hospital?
The NHS does not publish bone density scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Colchester General Hospital, and it is the current bone density scan queue that applies to you here — the list as it stands this month, not a prediction.
Updated June 2026 · (the NHS diagnostics waiting-list return)
Half of the people waiting for a bone density scan (DEXA) at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 0% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Colchester General Hospital
A shorter bone density scan queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Colchester General Hospital.
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust · Maidstone1w · 47 mi · 1w faster
- East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust · Stevenage1w · 47 mi · 1w faster
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Camden1w · 52 mi · 1w faster
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Great Yarmouth1w · 57 mi · 1w faster
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust · Kingston upon Thames1w · 61 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your bone density scan could be at any of them.
- Ipswich Hospital16 mi
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