NHS diagnostic waits · Lambeth · ultrasound scan

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

The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Royal Brompton 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 Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 27% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.

Faster hospitals within 100 miles of Royal Brompton Hospital

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

  • The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust · Kensington and Chelsea1w · 0 mi · 2w faster
  • Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust · Westminster2w · 2 mi · 1w faster
  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust · Camden2w · 3 mi · 1w faster
  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Camden2w · 3 mi · 1w faster
  • King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Lambeth2w · 4 mi · 1w faster
  • Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Islington1w · 4 mi · 2w faster

Other hospitals run by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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

  • St Thomas' Hospital2 mi
  • Guy's Hospital4 mi
  • Gstt @ London Bridge Hospital4 mi
  • Harefield Hospital16 mi

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