NHS diagnostic waits · Plymouth · ultrasound scan

How long is the wait for an ultrasound scan at Derriford Hospital?

The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, which runs Derriford Hospital, and it is the current ultrasound 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 ultrasound scan at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 11% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.

Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Derriford Hospital

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

  • Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Dorset1w · 76 mi · 1w faster
  • University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole1w · 96 mi · 1w faster

Other hospitals run by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your scan could be at any of them.

  • Tavistock Hospital9 mi
  • South Hams Hospital17 mi

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