How long is the wait for a CT scan at South Tyneside District Hospital?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, which runs South Tyneside District 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 South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 30% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of South Tyneside District Hospital
A shorter CT queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to South Tyneside District Hospital.
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · North Tyneside2w · 4 mi · 1w faster
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust · Gateshead1w · 6 mi · 2w faster
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Newcastle upon Tyne2w · 7 mi · 1w faster
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust · Hartlepool1w · 20 mi · 2w faster
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Middlesbrough1w · 30 mi · 2w faster
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust · Darlington2w · 31 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your scan could be at any of them.
- Sunderland Royal Hospital5 mi
- University Hospital of North Durham14 mi
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