How long is the wait for a bone density scan (DEXA) at Royal Oldham Hospital?
The NHS does not publish bone density scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Royal Oldham 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 Manchester University 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 Royal Oldham Hospital
A shorter bone density scan queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Royal Oldham Hospital.
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust · Liverpool1w · 33 mi · 1w faster
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Blackpool1w · 41 mi · 1w faster
- The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Shropshire1w · 60 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your bone density scan could be at any of them.
- North Manchester General Hospital5 mi
- Rochdale Infirmary5 mi
- Birch Hill Hospital6 mi
- Fairfield General Hospital6 mi
- Manchester Royal Infirmary8 mi
- Trafford General Hospital12 mi
- Wythenshawe Hospital13 mi
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