NHS diagnostic waits · Lincoln · Hearing test
Audiology and hearing test waiting time at Lincoln County Hospital
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More than half the people waiting for an audiology (hearing test) appointment at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have already passed 13 weeks, so no median can be given.
83% have waited more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
NHS DM01 data, August 2026
Where it’s done at Lincoln County Hospital
Hearing test is done in the audiology department at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS 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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3Part paid
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More about United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
NHS hospitals near Lincoln
Lincoln County Hospital (current)
0 mi
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust · North East Lincolnshire
28 mi
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Ashfield
30 mi
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · Nottingham
34 mi
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust · Rotherham
36 mi
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Chesterfield
36 mi
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Kingston upon Hull, City of
36 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 (United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust), a current-queue snapshot, not a prediction.
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