How long is the wait for a hearing test (audiology) at Paignton Hospital?
The NHS does not publish hearing test waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Paignton 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 Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 19% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Paignton Hospital
A shorter hearing test queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Paignton Hospital.
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust · Cornwall2w · 68 mi · 1w faster
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · New Forest2w · 96 mi · 1w faster
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · Southampton2w · 99 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your hearing test could be at any of them.
- Torbay Hospital3 mi
- Torbay Hospital Annexe3 mi
- Teignmouth Hospital8 mi
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