NHS diagnostic waits · Darlington · CT scan

How long is the wait for a CT scan at Shotley Bridge Hospital?

The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Shotley Bridge Hospital, and it is the current CT queue that applies to you here — the list as it stands this month, not a prediction.

2weeks

Updated June 2026 · (the NHS diagnostics waiting-list return)

Half of the people waiting for a CT scan at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 6% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.

Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Shotley Bridge Hospital

A shorter CT queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Shotley Bridge Hospital.

  • Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust · Gateshead1w · 11 mi · 1w faster
  • North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust · Hartlepool1w · 27 mi · 1w faster
  • South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Middlesbrough1w · 33 mi · 1w faster
  • North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Cumberland1w · 44 mi · 1w faster
  • Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust · North Yorkshire1w · 62 mi · 1w faster
  • Airedale NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford1w · 67 mi · 1w faster

Other hospitals run by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your scan could be at any of them.

  • University Hospital of North Durham11 mi
  • Darlington Memorial Hospital26 mi

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