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Birmingham, B4 6NH
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Waiting times at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, by specialty. In England you can ask to be referred to a different NHS trust with a shorter wait — your Right to Choose.
At a glance
“Median” means half of patients wait less and half wait longer — it's the wait so far of people currently on the list, not how long a new referral will ultimately wait.
Click any specialty for the 12-month trend at this trust. Data through August 2026.
Scans and tests at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, from NHS England's monthly diagnostic waiting times (DM01) for August 2026. The median is the wait so far of patients on the list at the end of the month; “within 6 weeks” is the share of them who had waited less than 6 weeks. Tests with fewer than 10 patients waiting are not shown, as on our national diagnostic pages.
| Test | Median wait | Within 6 weeks | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRI scan | 2 weeks | 81% | 522 |
| CT scan | 2 weeks | 81% | 133 |
| Ultrasound scan | 2 weeks | 84% | 1,609 |
| Colonoscopy | 6 weeks | 48% | 276 |
| Cystoscopy | 3 weeks | 85% | 13 |
| Echocardiogram | 2 weeks | 76% | 122 |
| DEXA scan | 4 weeks | 55% | 40 |
| Audiology assessment | 3 weeks | 81% | 468 |
| Nerve conduction test | 2 weeks | 92% | 26 |
| Urodynamics | 7 weeks | 44% | 167 |
| Sleep study | 7 weeks | 39% | 150 |
| Barium enema | about 1 week | 90% | 19 |
Each test links to every hospital's wait for it, shortest first. If a test has been requested urgently or to check for cancer, ask your GP or hospital team which pathway you are on.
Other providers within 60 miles of Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, shortest published wait first. When your GP refers you, Right to Choose lets you choose among providers your GP judges clinically appropriate, with exceptions. Data through August 2026.
| Provider | Median wait | Within 18 weeks | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust | 9 wk | 79% | 8 mi |
| George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust | 11 wk | 69% | 18 mi |
| Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 12 wk | 63% | 42 mi |
| South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust | 12 wk | 63% | 19 mi |
| Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 13 wk | 60% | 50 mi |
| Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 13 wk | 61% | 58 mi |
| Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 13 wk | 63% | 53 mi |
| The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust | 13 wk | 63% | 41 mi |
Distances are straight-line from Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. A shorter published wait is not a promise about your own wait, and a longer journey means follow-up and any complications are further from home — worth discussing with your GP.
In an emergency call 999. Unsure where to go? Call 111 or use 111.nhs.uk. These are the published figures for September 2026 — an indicator of pressure, not a live queue and not your personal wait.
High A&E pressure at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust can also affect planned operations, which may be postponed in busy periods. Source: NHS England A&E statistics · full A&E record → · how we calculate this.