How long is the wait for a CT scan at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 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 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 25% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
A shorter CT queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Royal Albert Edward Infirmary.
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Knowsley1w · 11 mi · 1w faster
- North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust · Warrington1w · 11 mi · 1w faster
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester1w · 19 mi · 1w faster
- Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Wirral1w · 23 mi · 1w faster
- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust · Wirral1w · 23 mi · 1w faster
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside1w · 23 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your scan could be at any of them.
- Wrightington Hospital4 mi
- Leigh Infirmary6 mi
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