NHS diagnostic waits · Cambridge · ultrasound scan

How long is the wait for an ultrasound scan at Addenbrooke's Hospital?

The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Addenbrooke's Hospital, and it is the current ultrasound queue that applies to you here — the list as it stands this month, not a prediction.

4weeks

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

Half of the people waiting for an ultrasound scan at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 4 weeks. 37% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.

Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Addenbrooke's Hospital

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

  • Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Cambridge1w · 0 mi · 3w faster
  • West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · West Suffolk2w · 24 mi · 2w faster
  • The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust · Harlow3w · 28 mi · 1w faster
  • Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Luton3w · 33 mi · 1w faster
  • East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust · Colchester2w · 37 mi · 2w faster
  • Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Milton Keynes1w · 39 mi · 3w faster

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