How long is the wait for an MRI scan at Scunthorpe General Hospital?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Scunthorpe General 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 Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 6 weeks. 48% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Scunthorpe General Hospital
A shorter MRI queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Scunthorpe General Hospital.
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Kingston upon Hull, City of4w · 17 mi · 2w faster
- Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Doncaster5w · 19 mi · 1w faster
- The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust · Rotherham2w · 30 mi · 4w faster
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · York2w · 31 mi · 4w faster
- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Barnsley3w · 34 mi · 3w faster
- Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · Wakefield4w · 34 mi · 2w faster
Other hospitals run by Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your scan could be at any of them.
- Goole & District Hospital12 mi
- Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital24 mi
Skip the scan queue
A £19 plan maps all three routes for your exact hospital and condition — including whether paying for a private scan buys back enough time to be worth it, with named providers and honest costs.
Map my options — £19 →