How long is the wait for an ultrasound scan at Freeman Hospital?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Freeman Hospital, and it is the current ultrasound 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 ultrasound scan at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 7% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Freeman Hospital
A shorter ultrasound queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Freeman Hospital.
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Middlesbrough1w · 35 mi · 1w faster
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford1w · 83 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your scan could be at any of them.
- The Royal Victoria Infirmary2 mi
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