How long is the wait for an MRI scan at Derriford Hospital?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, which runs Derriford 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 University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 25% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Derriford Hospital
A shorter MRI queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Derriford Hospital.
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Somerset2w · 60 mi · 1w faster
- Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Dorset1w · 76 mi · 2w faster
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole2w · 96 mi · 1w faster
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust · Bristol, City of2w · 98 mi · 1w faster
- North Bristol NHS Trust · Bristol, City of2w · 100 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your scan could be at any of them.
- Tavistock Hospital9 mi
- South Hams Hospital17 mi
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