NHS diagnostic waits · Darlington · hearing test (audiology)

How long is the wait for a hearing test (audiology) at Shotley Bridge Hospital?

The NHS does not publish hearing test waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Shotley Bridge Hospital, and it is the current hearing test queue that applies to you here — the list as it stands this month, not a prediction.

3weeks

Updated June 2026 · (the NHS diagnostics waiting-list return)

Half of the people waiting for a hearing test (audiology) at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 21% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.

Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Shotley Bridge Hospital

A shorter hearing test queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Shotley Bridge Hospital.

  • The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Newcastle upon Tyne2w · 14 mi · 1w faster
  • North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust · Hartlepool2w · 27 mi · 1w faster
  • University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust · Westmorland and Furness2w · 53 mi · 1w faster
  • Airedale NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford2w · 67 mi · 1w faster
  • Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust · Leeds1w · 77 mi · 2w faster
  • South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Wakefield2w · 82 mi · 1w faster

Other hospitals run by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your hearing test could be at any of them.

  • University Hospital of North Durham11 mi
  • Darlington Memorial Hospital26 mi

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