NHS diagnostic waits · Southampton · ultrasound scan

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

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

3weeks

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

Half of the people waiting for an ultrasound scan at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 13% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.

Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Lymington Hospital

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

  • Isle of Wight NHS Trust · Isle of Wight2w · 11 mi · 1w faster
  • Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · New Forest2w · 11 mi · 1w faster
  • University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole1w · 19 mi · 2w faster
  • Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole2w · 19 mi · 1w faster
  • Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust · Portsmouth2w · 22 mi · 1w faster
  • Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust · Wiltshire2w · 22 mi · 1w faster

Other hospitals run by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

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

  • Southampton General Hospital12 mi
  • Princess Anne Hospital12 mi

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