NHS diagnostic waits · West Suffolk · MRI scan

How long is the wait for an MRI scan at West Suffolk Hospital?

The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, which runs West Suffolk Hospital, and it is the current MRI queue that applies to you here — the list as it stands this month, not a prediction.

2weeks

Updated June 2026 · (the NHS diagnostics waiting-list return)

Half of the people waiting for an MRI scan at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 4% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.

Faster hospitals within 100 miles of West Suffolk Hospital

A shorter MRI queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to West Suffolk Hospital.

  • Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust · Dartford1w · 58 mi · 1w faster
  • Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust · Lewisham1w · 62 mi · 1w faster
  • Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Milton Keynes1w · 63 mi · 1w faster
  • The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust · Kensington and Chelsea1w · 64 mi · 1w faster
  • Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust · Maidstone1w · 67 mi · 1w faster
  • The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Hillingdon1w · 70 mi · 1w faster

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