How long is the wait for a bone density scan (DEXA) at South Hams Hospital?
The NHS does not publish bone density scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, which runs South Hams 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 University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 2% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of South Hams Hospital
A shorter bone density scan queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to South Hams Hospital.
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole1w · 85 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your bone density scan could be at any of them.
- Derriford Hospital17 mi
- Tavistock Hospital24 mi
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