How long is the wait for an MRI scan at St Mary's Hospital?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, which runs St Mary's 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 Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS 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 St Mary's Hospital
A shorter MRI queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to St Mary's Hospital.
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust · Isle of Wight2w · 12 mi · 4w faster
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · Southampton3w · 19 mi · 3w faster
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · New Forest2w · 22 mi · 4w faster
- University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust · Worthing2w · 31 mi · 4w faster
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Basingstoke and Deane2w · 33 mi · 4w faster
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust · Guildford2w · 36 mi · 4w faster
Other hospitals run by Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your scan could be at any of them.
- Queen Alexandra Hospital3 mi
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