How long is the wait for an MRI scan at Royal Stoke University Hospital?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, which runs Royal Stoke University 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 North Midlands NHS Trust have waited longer than 4 weeks. 31% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Royal Stoke University Hospital
A shorter MRI queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Royal Stoke University Hospital.
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Cheshire East2w · 14 mi · 2w faster
- East Cheshire NHS Trust · Cheshire East3w · 18 mi · 1w faster
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Stockport2w · 26 mi · 2w faster
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust · Wolverhampton2w · 28 mi · 2w faster
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester1w · 29 mi · 3w faster
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester2w · 32 mi · 2w faster
Other hospitals run by University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your scan could be at any of them.
- County Hospital14 mi
- St George's Hospital14 mi
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