How long is the wait for an MRI scan at Royal Bolton Hospital?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Royal Bolton 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 Bolton NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 2% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Royal Bolton Hospital
A shorter MRI queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Royal Bolton Hospital.
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester1w · 12 mi · 1w faster
- North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust · Warrington1w · 13 mi · 1w faster
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · Tameside1w · 15 mi · 1w faster
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford1w · 30 mi · 1w faster
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford1w · 31 mi · 1w faster
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