How long is the wait for a hearing test (audiology) at Manchester Royal Infirmary?
The NHS does not publish hearing test waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Manchester Royal Infirmary, 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 Manchester University 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 Manchester Royal Infirmary
A shorter hearing test queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Manchester Royal Infirmary.
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside1w · 7 mi · 1w faster
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Liverpool1w · 31 mi · 1w faster
- Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust · Leeds1w · 34 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your hearing test could be at any of them.
- North Manchester General Hospital4 mi
- Wythenshawe Hospital6 mi
- Trafford General Hospital6 mi
- Royal Oldham Hospital8 mi
- Fairfield General Hospital10 mi
- Rochdale Infirmary11 mi
- Birch Hill Hospital13 mi
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