Hospitals: Diagnosis
(asked on 10th July 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government to publish the latest waiting times for key NHS hospital diagnostic tests, including (1) MRI, (2) CAT, and (3) ultrasound, scans; and the equivalent figures for (a) six, and (b) 12, months previously.
Data for median waiting times for MRI, CT and Non-obstetric Ultrasound tests is provided in the following tables. It should be noted that all data is provisional and subject to review.
Data provided is between the months of May 2020 – May 2019 this is the most recent data available as collection and reporting has a two-month delay.
MRI
| Date | Waiting time median (weeks) |
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| May 2020 | 7.7 |
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| April 2020 | 6.5 |
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| March 2020 | 3.1 |
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| February 2020 | 2.1 |
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| January 2020 | 1.9 |
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| December 2019 | 2.6 |
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| November 2019 | 2.0 |
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| October 2019 | 2.1 |
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| September 2019 | 1.9 |
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| August 2019 | 2.2 |
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| July 2019 | 2.1 |
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| June 2019 | 2.0 |
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| May 2019 | 2.2 |
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CT | ||||
Date | Waiting time median (weeks) | |||
May 2020 | 4.7 | |||
April 2020 | 5.3 | |||
March 2020 | 2.6 | |||
February 2020 | 1.8 | |||
January 2020 | 1.6 | |||
December 2019 | 2.3 | |||
November 2019 | 1.7 | |||
October 2019 | 1.8 | |||
September 2019 | 1.7 | |||
August 2019 | 1.8 | |||
July 2019 | 1.8 | |||
June 2019 | 1.7 | |||
May 2019 | 1.9 | |||
Non-obstetric ultrasound | |||
Date | Waiting time median (weeks) |
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May 2020 | 7.8 |
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April 2020 | 6.4 |
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March 2020 | 3.0 |
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February 2020 | 2.0 |
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January 2020 | 1.8 |
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December 2019 | 2.6 |
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November 2019 | 1.9 |
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October 2019 | 2.1 |
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September 2019 | 2.0 |
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August 2019 | 2.3 |
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July 2019 | 2.2 |
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June 2019 | 2.1 |
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May 2019 | 2.2 |
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