How long is the wait for a bone density scan (DEXA) at St Mary's Hospital?
The NHS does not publish bone density scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Isle of Wight NHS Trust, which runs St Mary's 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 Isle of Wight NHS Trust have waited longer than 5 weeks. 45% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of St Mary's Hospital
A shorter bone density scan queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to St Mary's Hospital.
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · Southampton3w · 16 mi · 2w faster
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · New Forest2w · 18 mi · 3w faster
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole1w · 29 mi · 4w faster
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust · Wiltshire3w · 31 mi · 2w faster
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Basingstoke and Deane2w · 40 mi · 3w faster
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust · Guildford3w · 47 mi · 2w faster
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