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Audiology and hearing test waiting time at Princess Alexandra Hospital

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More than half the people waiting for an audiology (hearing test) appointment at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust have already passed 13 weeks, so no median can be given.

76% 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 Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hearing test is done in the audiology department at The Princess Alexandra Hospital 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.

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Your options from here

1Free on the NHS
Stay on the NHS for your scan
Wait the NHS scan queue.
2Free on the NHS
Switch to a faster NHS hospital for your scan
When your GP refers you for your hearing test, Right to Choose lets you ask to go to a faster NHS hospital.
3Part paid
Private scan, keep your NHS place
Pay for the scan privately, then rejoin the NHS for treatment.
4Self funded or insured
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More about The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

NHS hospitals near Harlow

Princess Alexandra Hospital (current)
0 mi
off scale
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust · Welwyn Hatfield
12 mi
12 weeks
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust · Havering
15 mi
3 weeks
Whittington Health NHS Trust · Islington
17 mi
7 weeks
North East London NHS Foundation Trust · Havering
18 mi
10 weeks
Barts Health NHS Trust · Tower Hamlets
19 mi
9 weeks
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust · Camden
19 mi
2 weeks
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 (The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust), a current-queue snapshot, not a prediction.
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