How long is the wait for an ultrasound scan at Ipswich Hospital?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Ipswich 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 East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 2 weeks. 5% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Ipswich Hospital
A shorter ultrasound queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to Ipswich Hospital.
- Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Cambridge1w · 46 mi · 1w faster
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Islington1w · 66 mi · 1w faster
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust · Kensington and Chelsea1w · 70 mi · 1w faster
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust · Croydon1w · 73 mi · 1w faster
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Milton Keynes1w · 82 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your scan could be at any of them.
- Colchester General Hospital16 mi
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