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Waits for tests and scans

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. People waiting at the end of August 2026.

Official NHS figures

August 2026

17%
of people waiting had already waited six weeks or more
England: 25%. National standard: no more than 1%▲ Better than England, but misses the national standard
10,581
people waiting for a test or scan
1,773 for six weeks or more
642
had waited 13 weeks or more

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Counts the 15 tests NHS England tracks, and everyone still waiting on the last day of the month. The clock starts when the request for the test is received.

Official NHS figures

By test

TestWaitingSix weeks or moreEngland13 weeks or more
Bladder pressure test161 97% 47%103
Sleep study94 69% 35%37
Nerve tests850 69% 45%250
Hearing assessment959 44% 43%148
Cystoscopy (bladder)169 38% 27%49
MRI scan2,156 14% 22%44
Gastroscopy (stomach)428 12% 30%2
Flexible sigmoidoscopy102 10% 33%0
Colonoscopy388 7% 31%2
Heart scan (echocardiogram)678 4% 30%6
Bone density (DEXA) scan491 4% 21%0
Ultrasound (not pregnancy)3,158 1% 22%1
CT scan887 1% 11%0
Barium enema60 0% 26%0

Red: worse than England. Amber: better than England, but misses the national standard. Green: better than England and meets the standard. Black: about the same as England. The standard is that no more than 1% wait six weeks or more.

Each figure is compared with England for the same test. Tests with fewer than 50 people waiting are left out. The longest waits are at the top.

What isn't published

These figures stop on the day of the test. Nothing is published about how long people then wait for the results, or how often a test is cancelled and rebooked.

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When you log a hospital wait you can choose "Test or scan" or "Test or scan results", and say how often it was cancelled.

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