How long is the wait for an MRI scan at Royal Berkshire Hospital?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Royal Berkshire 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 Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 23% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Royal Berkshire Hospital
A shorter MRI queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Royal Berkshire Hospital.
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust · Surrey Heath2w · 13 mi · 1w faster
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Basingstoke and Deane2w · 13 mi · 1w faster
- Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Runnymede1w · 19 mi · 2w faster
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust · Guildford2w · 21 mi · 1w faster
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust · Buckinghamshire2w · 21 mi · 1w faster
- The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Hillingdon1w · 22 mi · 2w faster
Other hospitals run by Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your scan could be at any of them.
- King Edward Vii Hospital15 mi
- The Princess Margaret Hospital15 mi
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