How long is the wait for an MRI scan at St Thomas' Hospital?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, which runs St Thomas' 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 Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 27% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of St Thomas' Hospital
A shorter MRI queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to St Thomas' Hospital.
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Lambeth2w · 2 mi · 1w faster
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Islington2w · 2 mi · 1w faster
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust · Kensington and Chelsea1w · 2 mi · 2w faster
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust · Westminster2w · 3 mi · 1w faster
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust · Camden2w · 4 mi · 1w faster
- Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust · Lewisham1w · 5 mi · 2w faster
Other hospitals run by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your scan could be at any of them.
- Guy's Hospital1 mi
- Royal Brompton Hospital2 mi
- Gstt @ London Bridge Hospital2 mi
- Harefield Hospital17 mi
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