NHS diagnostic waits · North Devon · Bone density scan
Bone density scan (DEXA) waiting time at North Devon District Hospital
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More than half the people waiting for a bone density scan at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have already passed 13 weeks, so no median can be given.
68% have waited more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
NHS DM01 data, August 2026
Where it’s done at North Devon District Hospital
Bone density scan is done in the imaging department at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. To be seen you usually need a referral: most people are referred by their GP, and some by a hospital specialist. Once referred, the appointment comes by letter, text or the NHS App.
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1Free on the NHS
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Wait the NHS scan queue.
2Free on the NHS
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3Part paid
Private scan, keep your NHS place
Pay for the scan privately, then rejoin the NHS for treatment.
4Self funded or insured
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The scan and any follow-up, all private.
More about Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
NHS hospitals near North Devon
North Devon District Hospital (current)
0 mi
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Somerset
41 mi
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust · Torbay
47 mi
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust · Plymouth
47 mi
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust · Bristol, City of
68 mi
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust · Cornwall
73 mi
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Dorset
75 mi
Median bone density scan wait so far in the current queue, August 2026, straight-line from this hospital. Switching does not guarantee a shorter wait.
How we know this
NHS DM01 diagnostics data, August 2026.
The whole trust (Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust), a current-queue snapshot, not a prediction.
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