Diagnostics (DM01) data for August 2026, published 8 October 2026 · Scotland diagnostics data for June 2026, published 25 August 2026 · Wales diagnostics data for August 2026, published 22 October 2026 · Northern Ireland diagnostics data for Quarter ending June 2026, published 3 September 2026 · Page updated 2 November 2026

CT waiting times

Name: CT waiting times in England (August 2026)
Creator: NHS England
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

How long people are waiting for a CT scan in England, by region and NHS trust, from NHS England’s diagnostics (DM01) statistics for August 2026, plus Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Short answer: At the end of August 2026, 181,619 people in England were waiting for a CT scan and 88.8% had waited under 6 weeks. 4,683 people had waited 13 weeks or more. The NHS standard is that fewer than 1% wait 6 weeks or more. By NHS England region the share under 6 weeks ranged from 83.5% to 93.7%.

Source: NHS England diagnostics (DM01) statistics, published 8 October 2026. These are past figures, not a forecast of how long you will wait.

A CT (computed tomography) scan uses X-rays and a computer to make cross-section images of the body. It is quick and widely used for the chest, abdomen, head and to stage cancer.

181,619people waiting in England

88.8%waiting under 6 weeks

20,374waiting 6 weeks or more

4,683waiting 13 weeks or more

At the end of August 2026, 181,619 people in England were waiting for a CT scan. 88.8% had waited under 6 weeks, down 1.8 percentage points since February 2026. The standard is that fewer than 1% wait 6 weeks or more.

How long people had waited

0–1 weeks53,711

1–2 weeks39,340

2–3 weeks26,563

3–4 weeks18,945

4–5 weeks13,653

5–6 weeks9,033

6–7 weeks4,180

7–8 weeks3,117

8–9 weeks2,462

9–10 weeks2,073

10–11 weeks1,616

11–12 weeks1,426

12–13 weeks817

13+ weeks4,683

England trend

England: % waiting under 6 weeks for CT

By region

Region	Under 6 weeks	Waiting list	13+ weeks
North East and Yorkshire	93.7%	27,445	301
North West	91.5%	21,927	255
South West	90.7%	17,041	183
East of England	89.6%	18,726	168
Midlands	88.1%	35,601	1,350
London	86.9%	31,368	1,052
South East	83.5%	29,511	1,374

Trusts in England

Trusts with at least 200 people on the CT waiting list, ordered by share waiting under 6 weeks. Includes independent-sector and specialist providers, which can have shorter lists.

#	Provider	Region	Under 6 weeks	Waiting list	13+ weeks	Towns
1	Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	London	100.0%	482	0	Hackney
2	Whittington Health NHS Trust	London	100.0%	312	0
3	Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	South East	100.0%	401	0
4	Medway NHS Foundation Trust	South East	100.0%	408	0
5	Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South East	100.0%	2,552	0	Oxford, Banbury, Bicester
6	George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust	Midlands	100.0%	503	0	Nuneaton
7	West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	East of England	100.0%	1,310	0
8	East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust	North West	100.0%	1,649	0	Blackburn, Burnley
9	Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	100.0%	383	0
10	Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	100.0%	797	0	Bradford
11	Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust	North East and Yorkshire	100.0%	949	0	Wakefield
12	North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	100.0%	421	0
13	Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	100.0%	2,132	0
14	Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South West	99.9%	804	0
15	South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	99.9%	942	0	Warwick, Leamington Spa
16	The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust	Midlands	99.9%	1,820	0	Wolverhampton
17	Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust	London	99.8%	449	0
18	Wye Valley NHS Trust	Midlands	99.8%	495	0
19	Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust	North West	99.8%	534	0
20	Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	99.8%	938	1
21	University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust	South West	99.7%	1,576	2	Bournemouth, Poole
22	Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North West	99.7%	1,501	0	Liverpool
23	East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust	South East	99.6%	1,336	0	Eastbourne, Hastings, Lewes
24	Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	99.5%	612	1	Gateshead
25	St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	London	99.4%	1,161	1
26	The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust	Midlands	99.4%	1,423	2
27	The Christie NHS Foundation Trust	North West	99.4%	360	0
28	Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust	South West	99.3%	1,160	1	Truro, Falmouth, Penzance
29	Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust	South East	99.3%	1,546	1	Slough, Maidenhead
30	Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South East	99.3%	1,326	0	Winchester, Basingstoke
31	Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust	South East	99.3%	2,402	0	Maidstone
32	United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	Midlands	99.3%	1,310	2
33	Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	North West	99.3%	881	1	Wirral
34	Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South East	99.2%	521	0	Woking
35	Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust	South East	99.2%	1,163	1	Reading, Maidenhead
36	South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	99.2%	887	0
37	Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust	South East	99.0%	496	4	Guildford
38	Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	South East	98.9%	456	0
39	University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust	Midlands	98.8%	2,249	2	Coventry, Warwick, Leamington Spa
40	Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust	Midlands	98.8%	1,124	0
41	Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North West	98.6%	845	2
42	Airedale NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	98.5%	266	1
43	Stockport NHS Foundation Trust	North West	98.4%	737	1	Stockport
44	The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust	London	98.3%	301	0
45	County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	98.3%	2,123	0
46	North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	98.1%	1,150	0
47	Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust	London	97.9%	1,377	5	Epsom
48	Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust	London	97.9%	2,867	3	Camden
49	West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	97.9%	721	4
50	East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	97.8%	1,514	0
51	The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	97.6%	1,185	0	Dudley
52	Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	97.5%	772	3
53	University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	97.4%	1,220	9	Derby
54	Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust	London	97.3%	1,636	3	Westminster
55	Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust	South West	97.2%	1,009	0	Bath
56	Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	96.9%	1,571	1
57	University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust	Midlands	96.8%	2,540	50
58	North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust	North West	96.8%	910	0
59	Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust	Midlands	96.5%	1,399	3
60	Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	96.4%	1,634	2
61	The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	London	96.3%	406	3
62	Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust	South West	96.3%	749	1	Torquay
63	Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	North East and Yorkshire	96.3%	3,002	11	Leeds
64	James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	96.1%	804	0
65	Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust	North West	96.0%	2,125	2	Salford
66	University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	London	95.6%	2,012	12	Camden
67	Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust	South East	95.6%	1,045	0
68	University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust	Midlands	95.2%	3,777	15	Leicester, Loughborough
69	Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	95.2%	1,671	3
70	Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	94.8%	1,531	7	Doncaster
71	The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	94.7%	997	0	Rotherham
72	Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	South West	94.6%	2,072	4
73	The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	94.6%	826	0
74	Bristol NHS Foundation Trust	South West	94.5%	3,552	3
75	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	93.9%	1,858	42	Newcastle upon Tyne
76	Somerset NHS Foundation Trust	South West	93.5%	811	3	Taunton, Yeovil, Bridgwater
77	Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	North West	93.3%	494	0
78	Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	South West	92.4%	448	0	Dorchester, Weymouth
79	Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North West	92.0%	957	8
80	Cobalt Health	South West	91.9%	247	0
81	Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust	South East	91.4%	914	6	Dartford
82	Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	91.1%	3,112	0
83	University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust	South East	90.7%	2,289	78	Brighton, Worthing, Crawley
84	York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	90.6%	1,577	7	York, Scarborough
85	East Cheshire NHS Trust	North West	90.2%	530	0
86	Barts Health NHS Trust	London	90.0%	4,527	50
87	Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	89.9%	945	2	Chesterfield
88	Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	North West	89.6%	1,544	1	St Helens
89	Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	North West	89.5%	960	0
90	Croydon Health Services NHS Trust	London	89.3%	989	38	Croydon
91	Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust	South East	89.3%	940	0	Portsmouth
92	Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust	Midlands	89.0%	1,178	21
93	London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust	London	88.3%	1,637	11
94	Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust	London	88.1%	1,016	77	Greenwich
95	Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	87.7%	996	1	Mansfield
96	Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North West	87.3%	918	3
97	Isle of Wight NHS Trust	South East	86.7%	724	3
98	Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	South West	86.4%	1,459	23	Exeter, Barnstaple, Tiverton
99	University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust	North West	86.2%	1,132	22
100	The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust	East of England	86.0%	629	32
101	Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North West	85.5%	948	71	Preston
102	Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust	Midlands	85.4%	1,734	75	Birmingham
103	University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	85.2%	3,828	42	Birmingham
104	Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	North East and Yorkshire	84.9%	2,235	86
105	East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust	East of England	84.6%	1,658	0
106	Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust	London	82.5%	3,721	49
107	Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust	North West	82.1%	4,004	75	Manchester
108	University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust	South East	81.5%	1,099	74	Southampton
109	Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	81.3%	2,667	56	Sheffield
110	Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Midlands	80.7%	1,282	47
111	Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust	South West	78.8%	678	45
112	South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust	North East and Yorkshire	78.0%	897	71	Sunderland
113	North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	76.4%	2,293	93
114	Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	London	74.5%	1,425	150	Westminster
115	Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust	South East	74.1%	1,614	43	Crawley
116	Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	72.7%	965	2
117	King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	London	71.2%	2,372	124
118	Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust	London	70.1%	4,309	524
119	Bolton NHS Foundation Trust	North West	69.7%	363	50	Bolton
120	University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust	South West	69.3%	2,346	95	Plymouth
121	Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	East of England	69.1%	612	4
122	East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust	South East	55.0%	7,990	1,137	Canterbury, Ashford
123	Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust	Midlands	53.9%	5,109	1,064	Nottingham

Scotland

Scottish diagnostic figures count people waiting more than 6 weeks (42 days) at the end of the month, from Public Health Scotland. Not NHS England data. Scotland overall: 9.3% of 19,085 waiting over 6 weeks (June 2026).

Board / trust	% over 6 weeks	Waiting list
NHS Orkney	0.0%	49
NHS Fife	0.5%	743
NHS Borders	2.2%	413
NHS Grampian	5.2%	2,004
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde	5.8%	5,294
NHS Western Isles	6.3%	159
NHS Dumfries and Galloway	7.6%	765
NHS Ayrshire and Arran	8.1%	1,166
NHS Lanarkshire	8.8%	1,928
NHS Shetland	9.5%	63
NHS Lothian	12.6%	2,697
NHS Tayside	13.0%	1,697
NHS Forth Valley	17.2%	1,244
NHS Highland	27.2%	863
Golden Jubilee National Hospital	27.4%	157

Wales

Welsh diagnostic figures use an 8-week measure (people waiting more than 8 weeks), not the 6-week measure used in England and Scotland, so the numbers are not directly comparable. Not NHS England data. Wales overall: 21.7% of 11,908 waiting over 8 weeks (August 2026).

Board / trust	% over 8 weeks	Waiting list
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board	1.2%	692
Hywel Dda University Health Board	1.4%	986
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board	7.2%	1,270
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	13.5%	3,308
Swansea Bay University Health Board	29.6%	2,764
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	41.8%	2,888

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland diagnostic figures are published quarterly by the Department of Health and count people waiting more than 6 weeks at the end of the quarter. Not NHS England data. Northern Ireland overall: 46.8% of 12,893 waiting over 6 weeks (Quarter ending June 2026).

Board / trust	% over 6 weeks	Waiting list
Western HSC Trust	39.6%	1,365
Belfast HSC Trust	41.8%	2,955
Northern HSC Trust	49.4%	2,937
Southern HSC Trust	49.7%	2,514
South Eastern HSC Trust	50.1%	3,122

CT waits by town

Aberdeen · Antrim · Ashford · Ballymena · Banbury · Bangor (County Down) · Bangor (Gwynedd) · Barnstaple · Basingstoke · Bath · Belfast · Bicester · Birmingham · Blackburn · Bolton · Bournemouth · Bradford · Bridgwater · Brighton · Burnley · Camden · Canterbury · Cardiff · Chesterfield · Coventry · Crawley · Croydon · Dartford · Derby · Doncaster · Dorchester · Dudley · Dunfermline · East Kilbride · Eastbourne · Edinburgh · Epsom · Exeter · Falmouth · Flint · Gateshead · Glasgow · Greenwich · Guildford · Hackney · Hamilton · Harrogate · Hastings · Inverness · Kirkcaldy · Leamington Spa · Leeds · Leicester · Lewes · Liverpool · Londonderry / Derry · Loughborough · Maidenhead · Maidstone · Manchester · Mansfield · Newcastle upon Tyne · Newport · Newquay · Newry · Nottingham · Nuneaton · Oxford · Penzance · Plymouth · Pontypridd · Poole · Portsmouth · Preston · Reading · Rotherham · Salford · Scarborough · Sheffield · Slough · Southampton · St Helens · Stockport · Sunderland · Swansea · Taunton · Tiverton · Torquay · Truro · Wakefield · Warwick · Westminster · Weymouth · Winchester · Wirral · Woking · Wolverhampton · Worthing · Yeovil · York

Compare CT scan waits with A&E, cancer and treatment waits for every trust on the compare NHS trusts page. Other tests: MRI scan waiting times · Ultrasound waiting times · Endoscopy waiting times.

Sources and dates

Official statistics	Reporting period	Published	Link
NHS England: Diagnostics waiting times (DM01)	August 2026	8 October 2026	Official source
Public Health Scotland: Scotland diagnostic waiting times (key tests)	June 2026	25 August 2026	Official source
Welsh Government (StatsWales): Wales emergency department and diagnostic waiting times (diagnostics)	August 2026	22 October 2026	Official source
Department of Health (Northern Ireland): Northern Ireland diagnostic waiting times (quarterly)	Quarter ending June 2026	3 September 2026	Official source

This page was last updated on 2 November 2026. The reporting period is the time the figures describe; the published date is when the official publisher released them. These figures describe people who were already waiting or attending during the reporting period. They are not a forecast or a guarantee of how long someone referred now will wait: that depends on clinical urgency, the hospital and the service. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use different measures and periods, so their figures are shown separately and are not directly comparable with England.

Official statistics are reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See data sources and methods, or report a figure that looks wrong.

Frequently asked questions

How long is the wait for a CT scan in England?

At the end of August 2026, 88.8% of the 181,619 people waiting had waited under 6 weeks and 4,683 had waited 13 weeks or more.

What is the diagnostic waiting time standard?

The NHS constitution standard is that fewer than 1% of patients should wait 6 weeks or more for a diagnostic test after referral.

Do urgent referrals wait as long?

No. Urgent referrals, including suspected cancer, are prioritised. The figures cover everyone on the list, so routine waits can be longer than the average suggests.

How often are these figures updated?

NHS England publishes A&E, diagnostics (DM01) and referral to treatment (RTT) statistics every month, usually on the second Thursday. A&E figures cover the previous month; diagnostics and RTT figures are a month further behind. This site refreshes when new files are published.