Diagnostic Waits by Test - Apr 2026

Diagnostic Test Waits | Acute Trusts

Diagnostic waits within Acute Trusts have risen by 14.3% year over year with a current national performance of 25.4% waiting more than 6 weeks..

This is a +31,757 waits increase from March to April and 3.9% more waiting more than 6 weeks.

Test	Waits	YoY pct change	6w Performance
Diagnostics	1,788,522	14.3%	25.4%
Non-obstetric Ultrasound	592,701	8.6%	22.9%
MRI Scans	372,039	23.1%	24.4%
CT Scan	206,426	13.5%	12.5%
Echocardiography	157,262	4.7%	28.7%
Audiology	104,677	18.4%	44.9%
Colonoscopy	76,323	21.2%	32.5%
Gastroscopy	73,577	20.6%	32.5%
Dexa Scan	59,736	13.8%	16.4%
Peripheral Neurophysiology	40,585	16.7%	42.4%
Sleep Studies	40,483	37.8%	30.0%
Cystoscopy	26,024	12.7%	28.1%
Flexi Sigmoidoscopy	23,366	14.3%	34.3%
Urodynamics	10,282	12.5%	45.4%
Barium Enema	4,920	43.1%	23.4%
Electrophysiology	121	-39.8%	38.8%

*Totals shown above are summed across Acute Trusts and 6 week performance is an aggregated performance.

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