How long is the wait for a bone density scan (DEXA) at Royal United Hospital?
The NHS does not publish bone density scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Royal United 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 Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 17% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Royal United Hospital
A shorter bone density scan queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Royal United Hospital.
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust · Bristol, City of2w · 10 mi · 1w faster
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Swindon2w · 30 mi · 1w faster
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Cheltenham2w · 37 mi · 1w faster
- Wye Valley NHS Trust · Herefordshire, County of1w · 48 mi · 2w faster
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · New Forest2w · 49 mi · 1w faster
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole1w · 50 mi · 2w faster
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