NHS diagnostic waits · Cheshire East · echocardiogram (heart scan)

How long is the wait for an echocardiogram (heart scan) at Macclesfield District General Hospital?

The NHS does not publish echocardiogram waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for East Cheshire NHS Trust, which runs Macclesfield District General Hospital, and it is the current echocardiogram queue that applies to you here — the list as it stands this month, not a prediction.

4weeks

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

Half of the people waiting for an echocardiogram (heart scan) at East Cheshire NHS Trust have waited longer than 4 weeks. 18% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.

Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Macclesfield District General Hospital

A shorter echocardiogram queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Macclesfield District General Hospital.

  • Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Stockport3w · 8 mi · 1w faster
  • The Christie NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester2w · 12 mi · 2w faster
  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester2w · 14 mi · 2w faster
  • Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside2w · 16 mi · 2w faster
  • Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Cheshire East2w · 17 mi · 2w faster
  • Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust · Salford3w · 17 mi · 1w faster

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