How long is the wait for a CT scan at Colchester General Hospital?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Colchester General Hospital, and it is the current CT 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 CT scan at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation 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 Colchester General Hospital
A shorter CT queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Colchester General Hospital.
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · West Suffolk1w · 24 mi · 1w faster
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust · Southend-on-Sea1w · 26 mi · 1w faster
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Cambridge1w · 37 mi · 1w faster
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust · Medway1w · 40 mi · 1w faster
- Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust · Dartford1w · 43 mi · 1w faster
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust · Maidstone1w · 47 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your scan could be at any of them.
- Ipswich Hospital16 mi
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