NHS diagnostic waits · Islington · ultrasound scan

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

The NHS does not publish scan waiting times for individual hospitals. This figure is for Whittington Health NHS Trust, which runs The Whittington 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 Whittington Health NHS Trust have waited longer than 3 weeks. 1% have been waiting more than six weeks, against an NHS standard that fewer than 1% should.

Faster hospitals within 100 miles of The Whittington Hospital

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

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust · Camden2w · 3 mi · 1w faster
  • Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Islington1w · 3 mi · 2w faster
  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Camden2w · 3 mi · 1w faster
  • Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Hackney2w · 4 mi · 1w faster
  • Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust · Westminster2w · 4 mi · 1w faster
  • Barts Health NHS Trust · Tower Hamlets2w · 5 mi · 1w faster

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