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Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG
Safe: Requires improvement · Effective: Requires improvement · Caring: Outstanding · Responsive: Requires improvement · Well-led: Good
CQC provider-level rating, published 22 December 2021. Source: CQC provider page.
Showing data for 17 specialties
Waiting times at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS 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 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS 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 | 4 weeks | 59% | 6,502 |
| CT scan | under 1 week | 97% | 2,540 |
| Ultrasound scan | 2 weeks | 90% | 4,804 |
| Colonoscopy | 5 weeks | 51% | 584 |
| Gastroscopy | 2 weeks | 77% | 671 |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 8 weeks | 38% | 153 |
| Cystoscopy | 2 weeks | 96% | 179 |
| Echocardiogram | 5 weeks | 62% | 1,579 |
| Audiology assessment | 2 weeks | 97% | 308 |
| Nerve conduction test | 4 weeks | 63% | 412 |
| Urodynamics | 4 weeks | 67% | 21 |
| Sleep study | 3 weeks | 88% | 840 |
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 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 6 wk | 85% | 45 mi |
| Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust | 7 wk | 78% | 34 mi |
| The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust | 8 wk | 67% | 28 mi |
| Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 9 wk | 68% | 48 mi |
| Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust | 9 wk | 74% | 48 mi |
| The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust | 9 wk | 74% | 32 mi |
| Bolton NHS Foundation Trust | 10 wk | 68% | 39 mi |
| Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 10 wk | 70% | 58 mi |
Distances are straight-line from University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS 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 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS 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.