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Gateshead, NE9 6SX
Safe: Good · Effective: Good · Caring: Outstanding · Responsive: Good · Well-led: Good
CQC provider-level rating, published 14 August 2019. Source: CQC provider page.
Showing data for 10 specialties
Waiting times at Gateshead Health 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 Gateshead Health 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 | about 1 week | 100% | 405 |
| CT scan | about 1 week | 100% | 612 |
| Ultrasound scan | 2 weeks | 98% | 2,496 |
| Colonoscopy | 2 weeks | 93% | 271 |
| Gastroscopy | 2 weeks | 97% | 239 |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 3 weeks | 79% | 100 |
| Cystoscopy | 3 weeks | 77% | 245 |
| Echocardiogram | 4 weeks | 66% | 981 |
| DEXA scan | about 1 week | 99% | 284 |
| Audiology assessment | 3 weeks | 65% | 370 |
| Urodynamics | about 1 week | 100% | 16 |
| Barium enema | 2 weeks | 98% | 50 |
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 Gateshead Health 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust | 7 wk | 84% | 7 mi |
| Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 8 wk | 91% | 7 mi |
| The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 10 wk | 74% | 4 mi |
| South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 12 wk | 65% | 31 mi |
| County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust | 13 wk | 60% | 28 mi |
| North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust | 14 wk | 60% | 22 mi |
| North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust | 18 wk | 48% | 55 mi |
Distances are straight-line from Gateshead Health 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 Gateshead Health 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.