How long is the wait for an MRI scan at Southampton General Hospital?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Southampton 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 University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 13% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Southampton General Hospital
A shorter MRI queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Southampton General Hospital.
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · New Forest2w · 4 mi · 1w faster
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust · Isle of Wight2w · 16 mi · 1w faster
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust · Wiltshire2w · 17 mi · 1w faster
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole2w · 28 mi · 1w faster
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Basingstoke and Deane2w · 28 mi · 1w faster
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust · Surrey Heath2w · 40 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your scan could be at any of them.
- Princess Anne Hospital0 mi
- Lymington Hospital12 mi
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