How long is the wait for a hearing test (audiology) at Sunderland Royal Hospital?
The NHS does not publish hearing test waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Sunderland Royal 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 South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 7% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Sunderland Royal Hospital
A shorter hearing test queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Sunderland Royal Hospital.
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Newcastle upon Tyne2w · 10 mi · 1w faster
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust · Hartlepool2w · 16 mi · 1w faster
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust · Westmorland and Furness2w · 67 mi · 1w faster
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford2w · 73 mi · 1w faster
- Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust · Leeds1w · 79 mi · 2w faster
- South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Wakefield2w · 83 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your hearing test could be at any of them.
- South Tyneside District Hospital5 mi
- University Hospital of North Durham11 mi
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