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 York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation 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 York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 7% 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.
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Middlesbrough2w · 37 mi · 1w faster
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust · Hartlepool2w · 44 mi · 1w faster
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust · Darlington2w · 50 mi · 1w faster
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Leeds2w · 56 mi · 1w faster
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford2w · 65 mi · 1w faster
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust · Gateshead2w · 65 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your bone density scan could be at any of them.
- Scarborough General Hospital1 mi
- Cross Lane Hospital1 mi
- Bridlington and District Hospital16 mi
- York Hospital35 mi
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