How long is the wait for an MRI scan at Bristol Royal Infirmary?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Bristol Royal Infirmary, 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 Bristol NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 8% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Bristol Royal Infirmary
A shorter MRI queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Bristol Royal Infirmary.
- Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Dorset1w · 52 mi · 1w faster
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Milton Keynes1w · 89 mi · 1w faster
- Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Runnymede1w · 89 mi · 1w faster
- The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Hillingdon1w · 92 mi · 1w faster
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust · Kingston upon Thames1w · 100 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your scan could be at any of them.
- St Michael's Hospital0 mi
- Weston General Hospital19 mi
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