How long is the wait for an MRI scan at Glenfield Hospital?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, which runs Glenfield 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 of Leicester NHS Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 10% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Glenfield Hospital
A shorter MRI queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Glenfield Hospital.
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Milton Keynes1w · 47 mi · 1w faster
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester1w · 69 mi · 1w faster
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside1w · 69 mi · 1w faster
- North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust · Warrington1w · 78 mi · 1w faster
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford1w · 84 mi · 1w faster
- The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Hillingdon1w · 84 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your scan could be at any of them.
- Leicester Royal Infirmary3 mi
- Leicester General Hospital4 mi
- St Lukes Hospital16 mi
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