How long is the wait for a hearing test (audiology) at Ipswich Hospital?
The NHS does not publish hearing test waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Ipswich Hospital, and it is the current hearing test 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 hearing test (audiology) at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 3% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Ipswich Hospital
A shorter hearing test queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Ipswich Hospital.
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Wandsworth1w · 73 mi · 1w faster
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Bracknell Forest1w · 94 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your hearing test could be at any of them.
- Colchester General Hospital16 mi
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