How long is the wait for an MRI scan at Queen Elizabeth Hospital?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Queen Elizabeth 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 Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 0% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Queen Elizabeth Hospital
A shorter MRI queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford1w · 74 mi · 1w faster
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford1w · 79 mi · 1w faster
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