How long is the wait for a bone density scan (DEXA) at Watford General Hospital?
The NHS does not publish bone density scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Watford General 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 West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 4% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Watford General Hospital
A shorter bone density scan queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Watford General Hospital.
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust · Harrow2w · 4 mi · 1w faster
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust · Brent2w · 6 mi · 1w faster
- Whittington Health NHS Trust · Islington2w · 13 mi · 1w faster
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust · Westminster2w · 13 mi · 1w faster
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Camden1w · 14 mi · 2w faster
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust · Camden2w · 15 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your bone density scan could be at any of them.
- St Albans City Hospital8 mi
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