How long is the wait for an MRI scan at Barnsley Hospital?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Barnsley Hospital, and it is the current MRI 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 an MRI scan at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 10% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Barnsley Hospital
A shorter MRI queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Barnsley Hospital.
- The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust · Rotherham2w · 12 mi · 1w faster
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust · Kirklees2w · 15 mi · 1w faster
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Leeds2w · 17 mi · 1w faster
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford1w · 21 mi · 2w faster
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Chesterfield2w · 23 mi · 1w faster
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside1w · 24 mi · 2w faster
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