NHS diagnostic waits · MRI scan

MRI NHS waiting times, hospital by hospital

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

The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. Each figure below is the current MRI queue at the NHS trust that runs that hospital: the list as it stands this month, not a prediction. The headline is the median wait; the % is the share who have already waited more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should. Ranked shortest first.

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Ashford HospitalSpelthorne1 week1% over 6 weeks
Bradford Royal InfirmaryBradford1 week0% over 6 weeks
Darent Valley HospitalDartford1 week0% over 6 weeks
Kingston HospitalKingston upon Thames1 week0% over 6 weeks
Milton Keynes HospitalMilton Keynes1 week7% over 6 weeks
Queen Elizabeth HospitalGreenwich1 week3% over 6 weeks
Queen Marys HospitalBexley1 week3% over 6 weeks
Royal Surrey County HospitalGuildford1 week0% over 6 weeks
St Lukes HospitalBradford1 week0% over 6 weeks
St Peter's HospitalRunnymede1 week1% over 6 weeks
Tameside General HospitalTameside1 week0% over 6 weeks
The Maidstone HospitalMaidstone1 week1% over 6 weeks
The Tunbridge Wells HospitalTunbridge Wells1 week1% over 6 weeks
University Hospital LewishamLewisham1 week3% over 6 weeks
Airedale General HospitalBradford2 weeks4% over 6 weeks
Arrowe Park HospitalWirral2 weeks2% over 6 weeks
Basingstoke and North Hampshire HospitalBasingstoke and Deane2 weeks9% over 6 weeks
Basingstoke General HospitalTest Valley2 weeks9% over 6 weeks
Bridlington and District HospitalEast Riding of Yorkshire2 weeks8% over 6 weeks
Brighton General HospitalBrighton and Hove2 weeks8% over 6 weeks
Calderdale Royal HospitalCalderdale2 weeks8% over 6 weeks
Central Middlesex HospitalBrent2 weeks12% over 6 weeks
Chorley & South Ribble HospitalChorley2 weeks4% over 6 weeks
Christchurch HospitalBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole2 weeks2% over 6 weeks
Clatterbridge HospitalWirral2 weeks2% over 6 weeks
Conquest HospitalHastings2 weeks6% over 6 weeks
Countess of Chester HospitalCheshire West and Chester2 weeks8% over 6 weeks
Croydon University HospitalCroydon2 weeks1% over 6 weeks
Cumberland InfirmaryCumberland2 weeks7% over 6 weeks
Dorset County HospitalDorset2 weeks3% over 6 weeks
Eastbourne District General HospitalEastbourne2 weeks6% over 6 weeks
Epsom HospitalEpsom and Ewell2 weeks1% over 6 weeks
Friarage HospitalNorth Yorkshire2 weeks14% over 6 weeks
Frimley Park HospitalSurrey Heath2 weeks16% over 6 weeks
Glenfield HospitalLeicester2 weeks10% over 6 weeks
Guest HospitalDudley2 weeks4% over 6 weeks
Halton HospitalHalton2 weeks1% over 6 weeks
Heatherwood HospitalWindsor and Maidenhead2 weeks16% over 6 weeks
Hexham General HospitalNorthumberland2 weeks1% over 6 weeks
Hillingdon HospitalHillingdon2 weeks14% over 6 weeks
Homerton University HospitalHackney2 weeks0% over 6 weeks
Hospital of St CrossRugby2 weeks7% over 6 weeks
Huddersfield Royal InfirmaryKirklees2 weeks8% over 6 weeks
King's College HospitalLambeth2 weeks24% over 6 weeks
King's Mill HospitalAshfield2 weeks5% over 6 weeks
Leatherhead HospitalMole Valley2 weeks1% over 6 weeks
Leicester General HospitalLeicester2 weeks10% over 6 weeks
Leicester Royal InfirmaryLeicester2 weeks10% over 6 weeks
Leigh InfirmaryWigan2 weeks3% over 6 weeks
Lymington HospitalNew Forest2 weeks1% over 6 weeks
Medway Maritime HospitalMedway2 weeks1% over 6 weeks
Newark HospitalNewark and Sherwood2 weeks5% over 6 weeks
North Tyneside General HospitalNorth Tyneside2 weeks1% over 6 weeks
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care HospitalNorthumberland2 weeks1% over 6 weeks
Northwick Park HospitalBrent2 weeks12% over 6 weeks
Ormskirk and District General HospitalWest Lancashire2 weeks14% over 6 weeks
Orpington HospitalBromley2 weeks24% over 6 weeks
Poole HospitalBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole2 weeks2% over 6 weeks
Princess Royal HospitalMid Sussex2 weeks8% over 6 weeks
Princess Royal HospitalTelford2 weeks18% over 6 weeks
Princess Royal University HospitalBromley2 weeks24% over 6 weeks
Queen Elizabeth HospitalGateshead2 weeks0% over 6 weeks
Royal Albert Edward InfirmaryWigan2 weeks3% over 6 weeks
Royal Bolton HospitalBolton2 weeks1% over 6 weeks
Royal Bournemouth HospitalBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole2 weeks2% over 6 weeks
Royal Cornwall HospitalCornwall2 weeks5% over 6 weeks
Royal Hampshire County HospitalWinchester2 weeks9% over 6 weeks
Royal Preston HospitalPreston2 weeks4% over 6 weeks
Royal Shrewsbury HospitalShropshire2 weeks18% over 6 weeks
Royal South Hants HospitalSouthampton2 weeks1% over 6 weeks
Royal Sussex County HospitalBrighton and Hove2 weeks8% over 6 weeks
Royal United HospitalBath and North East Somerset2 weeks5% over 6 weeks
Russells Hall HospitalDudley2 weeks4% over 6 weeks
Salisbury District HospitalWiltshire2 weeks24% over 6 weeks
Scarborough General HospitalNorth Yorkshire2 weeks8% over 6 weeks
Southlands HospitalAdur2 weeks8% over 6 weeks
Southport and Formby District General HospitalSefton2 weeks14% over 6 weeks
St Albans City HospitalSt Albans2 weeks4% over 6 weeks
St Austell Surgical HubCornwall2 weeks5% over 6 weeks
St Helens HospitalSt. Helens2 weeks14% over 6 weeks
St Helier HospitalSutton2 weeks1% over 6 weeks
St Lukes HospitalHarborough2 weeks10% over 6 weeks
St Mary's HospitalIsle of Wight2 weeks0% over 6 weeks
St Mary's HospitalBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole2 weeks2% over 6 weeks
St Richards HospitalChichester2 weeks8% over 6 weeks
Stepping Hill HospitalStockport2 weeks1% over 6 weeks
The Great Western HospitalSwindon2 weeks0% over 6 weeks
The James Cook University HospitalMiddlesbrough2 weeks14% over 6 weeks
The Whittington HospitalIslington2 weeks3% over 6 weeks
University HospitalCoventry2 weeks7% over 6 weeks
Wansbeck General HospitalNorthumberland2 weeks1% over 6 weeks
Warrington HospitalWarrington2 weeks1% over 6 weeks
Watford General HospitalWatford2 weeks4% over 6 weeks
West Cornwall HospitalCornwall2 weeks5% over 6 weeks
West Cumberland HospitalCumberland2 weeks7% over 6 weeks
Wexham Park HospitalSlough2 weeks16% over 6 weeks
Whiston HospitalKnowsley2 weeks14% over 6 weeks
Winchester County HospitalTest Valley2 weeks9% over 6 weeks
Worthing HospitalWorthing2 weeks8% over 6 weeks
Wrightington HospitalWest Lancashire2 weeks3% over 6 weeks
York HospitalYork2 weeks8% over 6 weeks
Alexandra HospitalRedditch3 weeks27% over 6 weeks
Amersham HospitalBuckinghamshire3 weeks22% over 6 weeks
Barnet HospitalBarnet3 weeks16% over 6 weeks
Barnsley HospitalBarnsley3 weeks0% over 6 weeks
Blackpool Victoria HospitalBlackpool3 weeks23% over 6 weeks
Bridgwater HospitalSomerset3 weeks14% over 6 weeks
Bristol Royal InfirmaryBristol, City of3 weeks8% over 6 weeks
Broadgreen HospitalLiverpool3 weeks10% over 6 weeks
Burnley General HospitalBurnley3 weeks0% over 6 weeks
Cannock Chase HospitalCannock Chase3 weeks1% over 6 weeks
Chapel Allerton HospitalLeeds3 weeks9% over 6 weeks
Charing Cross HospitalHammersmith and Fulham3 weeks18% over 6 weeks
Chase Farm HospitalEnfield3 weeks16% over 6 weeks
Chelsea & Westminster HospitalKensington and Chelsea3 weeks18% over 6 weeks
Cheltenham General HospitalCheltenham3 weeks19% over 6 weeks
Churchill HospitalOxford3 weeks12% over 6 weeks
Colchester General HospitalColchester3 weeks32% over 6 weeks
Cromer HospitalNorth Norfolk3 weeks12% over 6 weeks
Darlington Memorial HospitalDarlington3 weeks13% over 6 weeks
Derriford HospitalPlymouth3 weeks27% over 6 weeks
Dewsbury & District HospitalKirklees3 weeks13% over 6 weeks
Fairfield General HospitalBury3 weeks9% over 6 weeks
Freeman HospitalNewcastle upon Tyne3 weeks24% over 6 weeks
Furness General HospitalWestmorland and Furness3 weeks8% over 6 weeks
George Eliot HospitalNuneaton and Bedworth3 weeks8% over 6 weeks
Gloucestershire Royal HospitalGloucester3 weeks19% over 6 weeks
Good Hope HospitalSutton Coldfield3 weeks20% over 6 weeks
Guy's HospitalSouthwark3 weeks23% over 6 weeks
Hammersmith HospitalHammersmith and Fulham3 weeks18% over 6 weeks
Harrogate District HospitalNorth Yorkshire3 weeks25% over 6 weeks
Heartlands HospitalBirmingham3 weeks20% over 6 weeks
Hereford County HospitalHerefordshire, County of3 weeks15% over 6 weeks
Horton General HospitalCherwell3 weeks12% over 6 weeks
Ipswich HospitalIpswich3 weeks32% over 6 weeks
John Radcliffe HospitalOxford3 weeks12% over 6 weeks
Kettering General HospitalNorth Northamptonshire3 weeks26% over 6 weeks
Kidderminster HospitalWyre Forest3 weeks27% over 6 weeks
Leeds General InfirmaryLeeds3 weeks9% over 6 weeks
Leighton HospitalCheshire East3 weeks8% over 6 weeks
Manchester Royal InfirmaryManchester3 weeks13% over 6 weeks
Musgrove Park HospitalSomerset3 weeks14% over 6 weeks
New Cross HospitalWolverhampton3 weeks1% over 6 weeks
Norfolk & Norwich University HospitalSouth Norfolk3 weeks12% over 6 weeks
North Manchester General HospitalManchester3 weeks13% over 6 weeks
North Middlesex HospitalEnfield3 weeks16% over 6 weeks
Northern General HospitalSheffield3 weeks21% over 6 weeks
Nuffield Orthopaedic CentreOxford3 weeks12% over 6 weeks
Pinderfields General HospitalWakefield3 weeks13% over 6 weeks
Pontefract General InfirmaryWakefield3 weeks13% over 6 weeks
Princess Alexandra HospitalHarlow3 weeks11% over 6 weeks
Princess Anne HospitalSouthampton3 weeks14% over 6 weeks
Queen Elizabeth HospitalBirmingham3 weeks20% over 6 weeks
Rochdale InfirmaryRochdale3 weeks9% over 6 weeks
Rotherham District General HospitalRotherham3 weeks4% over 6 weeks
Royal Berkshire HospitalReading3 weeks11% over 6 weeks
Royal Blackburn HospitalBlackburn with Darwen3 weeks0% over 6 weeks
Royal Free HospitalCamden3 weeks16% over 6 weeks
Royal Hallamshire HospitalSheffield3 weeks21% over 6 weeks
Royal Lancaster InfirmaryLancaster3 weeks8% over 6 weeks
Royal Liverpool University HospitalLiverpool3 weeks10% over 6 weeks
Shotley Bridge HospitalCounty Durham3 weeks13% over 6 weeks
Solihull HospitalSolihull3 weeks20% over 6 weeks
South Tyneside District HospitalSouth Tyneside3 weeks22% over 6 weeks
Southampton General HospitalSouthampton3 weeks14% over 6 weeks
St George's HospitalWandsworth3 weeks1% over 6 weeks
St James's University HospitalLeeds3 weeks9% over 6 weeks
St Mary's HospitalWestminster3 weeks18% over 6 weeks
St Michael's HospitalBristol, City of3 weeks8% over 6 weeks
St Thomas' HospitalLambeth3 weeks23% over 6 weeks
Stoke Mandeville HospitalBuckinghamshire3 weeks22% over 6 weeks
Sunderland Royal HospitalSunderland3 weeks22% over 6 weeks
The Queen Elizabeth HospitalKing's Lynn and West Norfolk3 weeks17% over 6 weeks
The Royal Oldham HospitalOldham3 weeks9% over 6 weeks
The Royal Victoria InfirmaryNewcastle upon Tyne3 weeks24% over 6 weeks
Torbay HospitalTorbay3 weeks18% over 6 weeks
Torbay Hospital AnnexeTorbay3 weeks18% over 6 weeks
Trafford General HospitalTrafford3 weeks13% over 6 weeks
University Hospital AintreeLiverpool3 weeks10% over 6 weeks
University Hospital of HartlepoolHartlepool3 weeks4% over 6 weeks
University Hospital of North DurhamCounty Durham3 weeks13% over 6 weeks
University Hospital of North TeesStockton-on-Tees3 weeks4% over 6 weeks
Victoria InfirmaryCheshire West and Chester3 weeks8% over 6 weeks
West Middlesex University HospitalHounslow3 weeks18% over 6 weeks
West Suffolk HospitalWest Suffolk3 weeks7% over 6 weeks
Westmorland General HospitalWestmorland and Furness3 weeks8% over 6 weeks
Weston General HospitalNorth Somerset3 weeks8% over 6 weeks
Weston Park HospitalSheffield3 weeks21% over 6 weeks
Wharfedale HospitalLeeds3 weeks9% over 6 weeks
Worcestershire Royal HospitalWorcester3 weeks27% over 6 weeks
Wycombe HospitalBuckinghamshire3 weeks22% over 6 weeks
Wythenshawe HospitalManchester3 weeks13% over 6 weeks
Yeovil District HospitalSomerset3 weeks14% over 6 weeks
Addenbrooke's HospitalCambridge4 weeks31% over 6 weeks
Basildon HospitalBasildon4 weeks31% over 6 weeks
Bedford HospitalBedford4 weeks33% over 6 weeks
Broomfield HospitalChelmsford4 weeks31% over 6 weeks
Castle Hill HospitalEast Riding of Yorkshire4 weeks30% over 6 weeks
Chesterfield Royal HospitalChesterfield4 weeks33% over 6 weeks
Crawley HospitalCrawley4 weeks26% over 6 weeks
Diana, Princess of Wales HospitalNorth East Lincolnshire4 weeks31% over 6 weeks
Dorothy Pattison HospitalWalsall4 weeks33% over 6 weeks
East Surrey HospitalReigate and Banstead4 weeks26% over 6 weeks
Goole & District HospitalEast Riding of Yorkshire4 weeks31% over 6 weeks
Hinchingbrooke HospitalHuntingdonshire4 weeks35% over 6 weeks
Hospital for Tropical DiseasesCamden4 weeks28% over 6 weeks
Hull Royal InfirmaryKingston upon Hull, City of4 weeks30% over 6 weeks
Lister HospitalStevenage4 weeks27% over 6 weeks
Luton & Dunstable HospitalLuton4 weeks33% over 6 weeks
Macclesfield District General HospitalCheshire East4 weeks26% over 6 weeks
Mile End HospitalTower Hamlets4 weeks35% over 6 weeks
Newham General HospitalNewham4 weeks35% over 6 weeks
Peterborough City HospitalPeterborough4 weeks35% over 6 weeks
Queen Elizabeth I I HospitalWelwyn Hatfield4 weeks27% over 6 weeks
Scunthorpe General HospitalNorth Lincolnshire4 weeks31% over 6 weeks
Southend HospitalSouthend-on-Sea4 weeks31% over 6 weeks
St Bartholomew's HospitalCity of London4 weeks35% over 6 weeks
Stratford HospitalStratford-on-Avon4 weeks19% over 6 weeks
The Royal London HospitalTower Hamlets4 weeks35% over 6 weeks
UCLH Outreach: St Pancras HospitalCamden4 weeks28% over 6 weeks
University College HospitalCamden4 weeks28% over 6 weeks
University College Hospital at Westmoreland StreetCamden4 weeks28% over 6 weeks
Walsall Manor HospitalWalsall4 weeks33% over 6 weeks
Warwick HospitalWarwick4 weeks19% over 6 weeks
Whipps Cross University HospitalWaltham Forest4 weeks35% over 6 weeks
County HospitalStafford5 weeks41% over 6 weeks
King George HospitalRedbridge5 weeks42% over 6 weeks
North Devon District HospitalNorth Devon5 weeks42% over 6 weeks
Northampton General HospitalWest Northamptonshire5 weeks38% over 6 weeks
Nottingham City HospitalNottingham5 weeks42% over 6 weeks
Queen's HospitalHavering5 weeks42% over 6 weeks
Queen's Medical CentreNottingham5 weeks42% over 6 weeks
Royal Devon & Exeter HospitalExeter5 weeks42% over 6 weeks
Royal Stoke University HospitalStoke-on-Trent5 weeks41% over 6 weeks
Bassetlaw HospitalBassetlaw6 weeks50% over 6 weeks
City HospitalBirmingham6 weeks48% over 6 weeks
County Hospital LouthEast Lindsey6 weeks50% over 6 weeks
Doncaster Royal InfirmaryDoncaster6 weeks50% over 6 weeks
Grantham & District HospitalGrantham6 weeks50% over 6 weeks
Johnson HospitalSouth Holland6 weeks50% over 6 weeks
Kent & Canterbury HospitalCanterbury6 weeks48% over 6 weeks
Lincoln County HospitalLincoln6 weeks50% over 6 weeks
Midland Metropolitan University HospitalSandwell6 weeks48% over 6 weeks
Montagu HospitalDoncaster6 weeks50% over 6 weeks
Pilgrim HospitalBoston6 weeks50% over 6 weeks
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother HospitalThanet6 weeks48% over 6 weeks
Rowley Regis HospitalSandwell6 weeks48% over 6 weeks
Sandwell General HospitalSandwell6 weeks48% over 6 weeks
William Harvey HospitalAshford6 weeks48% over 6 weeks
James Paget University HospitalGreat Yarmouth7 weeks56% over 6 weeks
Queen's Hospital BurtonBurton upon Trent7 weeks53% over 6 weeks
Royal Derby HospitalDerby7 weeks53% over 6 weeks
Queen Alexandra HospitalPortsmouth8 weeks59% over 6 weeks

253 hospitals with a reported MRI queue. Each figure is the trust's current DM01 waiting list: a snapshot this month, not a prediction, and the NHS publishes one figure per trust, not per hospital.

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