How long is the wait for a bone density scan (DEXA) at Dorset County Hospital?
The NHS does not publish bone density scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Dorset County 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 Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 16% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Dorset County Hospital
A shorter bone density scan queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Dorset County Hospital.
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole1w · 21 mi · 2w faster
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · New Forest2w · 43 mi · 1w faster
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust · Bristol, City of2w · 52 mi · 1w faster
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Swindon2w · 65 mi · 1w faster
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Basingstoke and Deane2w · 70 mi · 1w faster
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust · Plymouth2w · 76 mi · 1w faster
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