NHS diagnostic waits · East Riding of Yorkshire · Hearing test
Audiology and hearing test waiting time at Bridlington and District Hospital
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NHS DM01 data, August 2026
Where it’s done at Bridlington and District Hospital
Hearing test is done in the audiology department at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. To be seen you usually need a referral: most people are referred by their GP, and some by a hospital specialist. Once referred, the appointment comes by letter, text or the NHS App.
What an audiology (hearing test) appointment involves, on the NHS website →Get your free companion dashboard for hearing loss treatment to support you through your journey: the faster hospitals near you and every option, compared.
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1Free on the NHS
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Wait the NHS scan queue. 3 weeks typical wait here.
2Free on the NHS
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3Part paid
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Pay for the scan privately, then rejoin the NHS for treatment.
4Self funded or insured
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The scan and any follow-up, all private.
More about York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
How deep the queue is now
Share of the current hearing test queue at this trust by whether they have passed six weeks, August 2026. The NHS standard is that fewer than 1% wait over six weeks.
NHS hospitals near East Riding of Yorkshire
Bridlington and District Hospital (current)
0 mi
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust · Hartlepool
59 mi
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · Wakefield
59 mi
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust · Leeds
60 mi
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Ashfield
78 mi
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside
86 mi
Median hearing test wait so far in the current queue, August 2026, straight-line from this hospital. Switching does not guarantee a shorter wait.
How we know this
NHS DM01 diagnostics data, August 2026.
The whole trust (York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), a current-queue snapshot, not a prediction.
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