How long is the wait for an ultrasound scan at St Michael's Hospital?
The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, which runs St Michael's 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 Bristol NHS Foundation Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 12% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.
Faster hospitals within 100 miles of St Michael's Hospital
A shorter ultrasound queue, straight-line from this hospital's own location — so this list is specific to St Michael's Hospital.
- North Bristol NHS Trust · Bristol, City of2w · 2 mi · 1w faster
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Cheltenham2w · 37 mi · 1w faster
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Somerset2w · 38 mi · 1w faster
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Swindon2w · 38 mi · 1w faster
- Wye Valley NHS Trust · Herefordshire, County of2w · 42 mi · 1w faster
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust · Wiltshire2w · 45 mi · 1w faster
Other hospitals run by Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Same trust, so the queue above applies at these too — your scan could be at any of them.
- Bristol Royal Infirmary0 mi
- Weston General Hospital19 mi
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